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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2017, at 156,329. Teruel province had the lowest, at 499. The median was 5,183 and the figure for Spain was 712,398. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest156,329Madrid province
Lowest499Teruel province
Median5,18352 provinces
Spain712,398History

Map of provinces, 2017

Álava province: 4,565 countAlbacete province: 4,055 countAlicante province: 29,860 countAlmería province: 7,794 countÁvila province: 870 countBadajoz province: 5,234 countBalearic Islands province: 29,183 countBarcelona province: 146,663 countBurgos province: 3,336 countCáceres province: 2,011 countCádiz province: 15,403 countCastellón province: 6,899 countCiudad Real province: 3,222 countCórdoba province: 7,232 countA Coruña province: 9,229 countCuenca province: 1,256 countGirona province: 12,433 countGranada province: 10,015 countGuadalajara province: 1,803 countGipuzkoa province: 5,801 countHuelva province: 5,132 countHuesca province: 1,232 countJaén province: 3,948 countLeón province: 4,251 countLleida province: 4,670 countLa Rioja province: 2,563 countLugo province: 1,772 countMadrid province: 156,329 countMálaga province: 27,114 countMurcia province: 15,261 countNavarre province: 7,572 countOurense province: 1,905 countAsturias province: 7,261 countPalencia province: 957 countLas Palmas province: 14,328 countPontevedra province: 7,414 countSalamanca province: 3,577 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 15,799 countCantabria province: 4,983 countSegovia province: 918 countSeville province: 27,108 countSoria province: 586 countTarragona province: 9,918 countTeruel province: 499 countToledo province: 4,864 countValencia province: 37,163 countValladolid province: 5,356 countBiscay province: 17,507 countZamora province: 1,219 countZaragoza province: 9,273 countCeuta province: 810 countMelilla province: 1,154 count
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count, 2017. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2017

Madrid province: 156,329 countMadrid province156,329Barcelona province: 146,663 countBarcelona province146,663Valencia province: 37,163 countValencia province37,163Alicante province: 29,860 countAlicante province29,860Balearic Islands province: 29,183 countBalearic Islands province29,183Málaga province: 27,114 countMálaga province27,114Seville province: 27,108 countSeville province27,108Biscay province: 17,507 countBiscay province17,507Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 15,799 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province15,799Cádiz province: 15,403 countCádiz province15,403Murcia province: 15,261 countMurcia province15,261Las Palmas province: 14,328 countLas Palmas province14,328Girona province: 12,433 countGirona province12,433Granada province: 10,015 countGranada province10,015Tarragona province: 9,918 countTarragona province9,918Zaragoza province: 9,273 countZaragoza province9,273A Coruña province: 9,229 countA Coruña province9,229Almería province: 7,794 countAlmería province7,794Navarre province: 7,572 countNavarre province7,572Pontevedra province: 7,414 countPontevedra province7,414Asturias province: 7,261 countAsturias province7,261Córdoba province: 7,232 countCórdoba province7,232Castellón province: 6,899 countCastellón province6,899Gipuzkoa province: 5,801 countGipuzkoa province5,801Valladolid province: 5,356 countValladolid province5,356Badajoz province: 5,234 countBadajoz province5,234Huelva province: 5,132 countHuelva province5,132Cantabria province: 4,983 countCantabria province4,983Toledo province: 4,864 countToledo province4,864Lleida province: 4,670 countLleida province4,670Álava province: 4,565 countÁlava province4,565León province: 4,251 countLeón province4,251Albacete province: 4,055 countAlbacete province4,055Jaén province: 3,948 countJaén province3,948Salamanca province: 3,577 countSalamanca province3,577Burgos province: 3,336 countBurgos province3,336Ciudad Real province: 3,222 countCiudad Real province3,222La Rioja province: 2,563 countLa Rioja province2,563Cáceres province: 2,011 countCáceres province2,011Ourense province: 1,905 countOurense province1,905Guadalajara province: 1,803 countGuadalajara province1,803Lugo province: 1,772 countLugo province1,772Cuenca province: 1,256 countCuenca province1,256Huesca province: 1,232 countHuesca province1,232Zamora province: 1,219 countZamora province1,219Melilla province: 1,154 countMelilla province1,154Palencia province: 957 countPalencia province957Segovia province: 918 countSegovia province918Ávila province: 870 countÁvila province870Ceuta province: 810 countCeuta province810Soria province: 586 countSoria province586Teruel province: 499 countTeruel province499Madrid province: 156,329 countMadrid province156,329Barcelona province: 146,663 countBarcelona province146,663Valencia province: 37,163 countValencia province37,163Alicante province: 29,860 countAlicante province29,860Balearic Islands province: 29,183 countBalearic Islands province29,183Málaga province: 27,114 countMálaga province27,114Seville province: 27,108 countSeville province27,108Biscay province: 17,507 countBiscay province17,507Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 15,799 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province15,799Cádiz province: 15,403 countCádiz province15,403Murcia province: 15,261 countMurcia province15,261Las Palmas province: 14,328 countLas Palmas province14,328Girona province: 12,433 countGirona province12,433Granada province: 10,015 countGranada province10,015Tarragona province: 9,918 countTarragona province9,918Zaragoza province: 9,273 countZaragoza province9,273A Coruña province: 9,229 countA Coruña province9,229Almería province: 7,794 countAlmería province7,794Navarre province: 7,572 countNavarre province7,572Pontevedra province: 7,414 countPontevedra province7,414Asturias province: 7,261 countAsturias province7,261Córdoba province: 7,232 countCórdoba province7,232Castellón province: 6,899 countCastellón province6,899Gipuzkoa province: 5,801 countGipuzkoa province5,801Valladolid province: 5,356 countValladolid province5,356Badajoz province: 5,234 countBadajoz province5,234Huelva province: 5,132 countHuelva province5,132Cantabria province: 4,983 countCantabria province4,983Toledo province: 4,864 countToledo province4,864Lleida province: 4,670 countLleida province4,670Álava province: 4,565 countÁlava province4,565León province: 4,251 countLeón province4,251Albacete province: 4,055 countAlbacete province4,055Jaén province: 3,948 countJaén province3,948Salamanca province: 3,577 countSalamanca province3,577Burgos province: 3,336 countBurgos province3,336Ciudad Real province: 3,222 countCiudad Real province3,222La Rioja province: 2,563 countLa Rioja province2,563Cáceres province: 2,011 countCáceres province2,011Ourense province: 1,905 countOurense province1,905Guadalajara province: 1,803 countGuadalajara province1,803Lugo province: 1,772 countLugo province1,772Cuenca province: 1,256 countCuenca province1,256Huesca province: 1,232 countHuesca province1,232Zamora province: 1,219 countZamora province1,219Melilla province: 1,154 countMelilla province1,154Palencia province: 957 countPalencia province957Segovia province: 918 countSegovia province918Ávila province: 870 countÁvila province870Ceuta province: 810 countCeuta province810Soria province: 586 countSoria province586Teruel province: 499 countTeruel province499
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2017
count		Change on 2016
1Madrid province156,329+3.9%
2Barcelona province146,663+7.8%
3Valencia province37,163-3%
4Alicante province29,860-5.5%
5Balearic Islands province29,183+4.4%
6Málaga province27,114-8%
7Seville province27,108-1.9%
8Biscay province17,507-3.9%
9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province15,799-2.2%
10Cádiz province15,403-5.4%
11Murcia province15,261-3%
12Las Palmas province14,328-3.3%
13Girona province12,433+4.5%
14Granada province10,015-2.8%
15Tarragona province9,918-1.7%
16Zaragoza province9,273-7.9%
17A Coruña province9,229-3.7%
18Almería province7,794-2.6%
19Navarre province7,572-8.3%
20Pontevedra province7,414-5.1%
21Asturias province7,261-4.9%
22Córdoba province7,232-6.1%
23Castellón province6,899-5%
24Gipuzkoa province5,801-3.1%
25Valladolid province5,356-4%
26Badajoz province5,234-1.9%
27Huelva province5,132-11.1%
28Cantabria province4,983-2.4%
29Toledo province4,864-5.5%
30Lleida province4,670-5.8%
31Álava province4,565-3.8%
32León province4,251-7.2%
33Albacete province4,055+0.7%
34Jaén province3,948-8.9%
35Salamanca province3,577-12.5%
36Burgos province3,336-7.9%
37Ciudad Real province3,222-3.3%
38La Rioja province2,563-8.2%
39Cáceres province2,011-5.2%
40Ourense province1,905-8.3%
41Guadalajara province1,803-5.6%
42Lugo province1,772-4.1%
43Cuenca province1,256-5.5%
44Huesca province1,232-4.4%
45Zamora province1,219-2.6%
46Melilla province1,154-12%
47Palencia province957-2.1%
48Segovia province918-2%
49Ávila province870-2.5%
50Ceuta province810-14.7%
51Soria province586+6.9%
52Teruel province499-13.7%

Other periods

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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html

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Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2017. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 28 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 2017. 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=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Madrid province, with 156,329 in 2017, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 499 in 2017.

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