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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2016, at 150,409. Soria province had the lowest, at 548. The median was 5,459 and the figure for Spain was 711,507. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest150,409Madrid province
Lowest548Soria province
Median5,45952 provinces
Spain711,507History

Map of provinces, 2016

Álava province: 4,745 countAlbacete province: 4,028 countAlicante province: 31,582 countAlmería province: 8,004 countÁvila province: 892 countBadajoz province: 5,335 countBalearic Islands province: 27,962 countBarcelona province: 135,998 countBurgos province: 3,624 countCáceres province: 2,121 countCádiz province: 16,280 countCastellón province: 7,262 countCiudad Real province: 3,333 countCórdoba province: 7,700 countA Coruña province: 9,585 countCuenca province: 1,329 countGirona province: 11,899 countGranada province: 10,303 countGuadalajara province: 1,909 countGipuzkoa province: 5,985 countHuelva province: 5,771 countHuesca province: 1,289 countJaén province: 4,334 countLeón province: 4,581 countLleida province: 4,960 countLa Rioja province: 2,791 countLugo province: 1,847 countMadrid province: 150,409 countMálaga province: 29,458 countMurcia province: 15,735 countNavarre province: 8,259 countOurense province: 2,078 countAsturias province: 7,638 countPalencia province: 978 countLas Palmas province: 14,821 countPontevedra province: 7,816 countSalamanca province: 4,086 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 16,150 countCantabria province: 5,108 countSegovia province: 937 countSeville province: 27,641 countSoria province: 548 countTarragona province: 10,085 countTeruel province: 578 countToledo province: 5,147 countValencia province: 38,325 countValladolid province: 5,582 countBiscay province: 18,214 countZamora province: 1,252 countZaragoza province: 10,069 countCeuta province: 950 countMelilla province: 1,312 count
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count, 2016. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2016

Madrid province: 150,409 countMadrid province150,409Barcelona province: 135,998 countBarcelona province135,998Valencia province: 38,325 countValencia province38,325Alicante province: 31,582 countAlicante province31,582Málaga province: 29,458 countMálaga province29,458Balearic Islands province: 27,962 countBalearic Islands province27,962Seville province: 27,641 countSeville province27,641Biscay province: 18,214 countBiscay province18,214Cádiz province: 16,280 countCádiz province16,280Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 16,150 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province16,150Murcia province: 15,735 countMurcia province15,735Las Palmas province: 14,821 countLas Palmas province14,821Girona province: 11,899 countGirona province11,899Granada province: 10,303 countGranada province10,303Tarragona province: 10,085 countTarragona province10,085Zaragoza province: 10,069 countZaragoza province10,069A Coruña province: 9,585 countA Coruña province9,585Navarre province: 8,259 countNavarre province8,259Almería province: 8,004 countAlmería province8,004Pontevedra province: 7,816 countPontevedra province7,816Córdoba province: 7,700 countCórdoba province7,700Asturias province: 7,638 countAsturias province7,638Castellón province: 7,262 countCastellón province7,262Gipuzkoa province: 5,985 countGipuzkoa province5,985Huelva province: 5,771 countHuelva province5,771Valladolid province: 5,582 countValladolid province5,582Badajoz province: 5,335 countBadajoz province5,335Toledo province: 5,147 countToledo province5,147Cantabria province: 5,108 countCantabria province5,108Lleida province: 4,960 countLleida province4,960Álava province: 4,745 countÁlava province4,745León province: 4,581 countLeón province4,581Jaén province: 4,334 countJaén province4,334Salamanca province: 4,086 countSalamanca province4,086Albacete province: 4,028 countAlbacete province4,028Burgos province: 3,624 countBurgos province3,624Ciudad Real province: 3,333 countCiudad Real province3,333La Rioja province: 2,791 countLa Rioja province2,791Cáceres province: 2,121 countCáceres province2,121Ourense province: 2,078 countOurense province2,078Guadalajara province: 1,909 countGuadalajara province1,909Lugo province: 1,847 countLugo province1,847Cuenca province: 1,329 countCuenca province1,329Melilla province: 1,312 countMelilla province1,312Huesca province: 1,289 countHuesca province1,289Zamora province: 1,252 countZamora province1,252Palencia province: 978 countPalencia province978Ceuta province: 950 countCeuta province950Segovia province: 937 countSegovia province937Ávila province: 892 countÁvila province892Teruel province: 578 countTeruel province578Soria province: 548 countSoria province548Madrid province: 150,409 countMadrid province150,409Barcelona province: 135,998 countBarcelona province135,998Valencia province: 38,325 countValencia province38,325Alicante province: 31,582 countAlicante province31,582Málaga province: 29,458 countMálaga province29,458Balearic Islands province: 27,962 countBalearic Islands province27,962Seville province: 27,641 countSeville province27,641Biscay province: 18,214 countBiscay province18,214Cádiz province: 16,280 countCádiz province16,280Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 16,150 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province16,150Murcia province: 15,735 countMurcia province15,735Las Palmas province: 14,821 countLas Palmas province14,821Girona province: 11,899 countGirona province11,899Granada province: 10,303 countGranada province10,303Tarragona province: 10,085 countTarragona province10,085Zaragoza province: 10,069 countZaragoza province10,069A Coruña province: 9,585 countA Coruña province9,585Navarre province: 8,259 countNavarre province8,259Almería province: 8,004 countAlmería province8,004Pontevedra province: 7,816 countPontevedra province7,816Córdoba province: 7,700 countCórdoba province7,700Asturias province: 7,638 countAsturias province7,638Castellón province: 7,262 countCastellón province7,262Gipuzkoa province: 5,985 countGipuzkoa province5,985Huelva province: 5,771 countHuelva province5,771Valladolid province: 5,582 countValladolid province5,582Badajoz province: 5,335 countBadajoz province5,335Toledo province: 5,147 countToledo province5,147Cantabria province: 5,108 countCantabria province5,108Lleida province: 4,960 countLleida province4,960Álava province: 4,745 countÁlava province4,745León province: 4,581 countLeón province4,581Jaén province: 4,334 countJaén province4,334Salamanca province: 4,086 countSalamanca province4,086Albacete province: 4,028 countAlbacete province4,028Burgos province: 3,624 countBurgos province3,624Ciudad Real province: 3,333 countCiudad Real province3,333La Rioja province: 2,791 countLa Rioja province2,791Cáceres province: 2,121 countCáceres province2,121Ourense province: 2,078 countOurense province2,078Guadalajara province: 1,909 countGuadalajara province1,909Lugo province: 1,847 countLugo province1,847Cuenca province: 1,329 countCuenca province1,329Melilla province: 1,312 countMelilla province1,312Huesca province: 1,289 countHuesca province1,289Zamora province: 1,252 countZamora province1,252Palencia province: 978 countPalencia province978Ceuta province: 950 countCeuta province950Segovia province: 937 countSegovia province937Ávila province: 892 countÁvila province892Teruel province: 578 countTeruel province578Soria province: 548 countSoria province548
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2016
count
1Madrid province150,409
2Barcelona province135,998
3Valencia province38,325
4Alicante province31,582
5Málaga province29,458
6Balearic Islands province27,962
7Seville province27,641
8Biscay province18,214
9Cádiz province16,280
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province16,150
11Murcia province15,735
12Las Palmas province14,821
13Girona province11,899
14Granada province10,303
15Tarragona province10,085
16Zaragoza province10,069
17A Coruña province9,585
18Navarre province8,259
19Almería province8,004
20Pontevedra province7,816
21Córdoba province7,700
22Asturias province7,638
23Castellón province7,262
24Gipuzkoa province5,985
25Huelva province5,771
26Valladolid province5,582
27Badajoz province5,335
28Toledo province5,147
29Cantabria province5,108
30Lleida province4,960
31Álava province4,745
32León province4,581
33Jaén province4,334
34Salamanca province4,086
35Albacete province4,028
36Burgos province3,624
37Ciudad Real province3,333
38La Rioja province2,791
39Cáceres province2,121
40Ourense province2,078
41Guadalajara province1,909
42Lugo province1,847
43Cuenca province1,329
44Melilla province1,312
45Huesca province1,289
46Zamora province1,252
47Palencia province978
48Ceuta province950
49Segovia province937
50Ávila province892
51Teruel province578
52Soria province548

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About this ranking

Thefts without force or violence (hurtos) known to the police during the year, including pickpocketing.

More on how it is measured
  • Known offences (hechos conocidos): criminal offences recorded by the Policía Nacional, the Guardia Civil, the regional police forces and the local police forces that report to the Sistema Estadístico de Criminalidad, whether reported by the public or found by the police.

Spain only: the country, its comunidades autónomas and its provinces from 2016, and municipalities over 20,000 residents from 2023. Calendar-year totals from the fourth-quarter Balance de Criminalidad of the Ministry of the Interior.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Origen de los datos: Portal Estadístico de Criminalidad, Ministerio del Interior. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

MLA 9

Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2016. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 2 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2025. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Madrid province, with 150,409 in 2016, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Soria province, with 548 in 2016.

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