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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2019, at 165,900. Teruel province had the lowest, at 508. The median was 4,765 and the figure for Spain was 700,453. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest165,900Barcelona province
Lowest508Teruel province
Median4,76552 provinces
Spain700,453History

Map of provinces, 2019

Álava province: 4,036 countAlbacete province: 3,493 countAlicante province: 26,115 countAlmería province: 6,113 countÁvila province: 758 countBadajoz province: 4,811 countBalearic Islands province: 26,584 countBarcelona province: 165,900 countBurgos province: 3,012 countCáceres province: 1,755 countCádiz province: 12,579 countCastellón province: 6,066 countCiudad Real province: 2,635 countCórdoba province: 6,284 countA Coruña province: 8,918 countCuenca province: 1,142 countGirona province: 12,408 countGranada province: 8,014 countGuadalajara province: 1,843 countGipuzkoa province: 6,094 countHuelva province: 4,094 countHuesca province: 1,053 countJaén province: 3,349 countLeón province: 4,161 countLleida province: 4,363 countLa Rioja province: 2,415 countLugo province: 1,669 countMadrid province: 154,169 countMálaga province: 24,513 countMurcia province: 15,138 countNavarre province: 8,538 countOurense province: 1,735 countAsturias province: 6,780 countPalencia province: 875 countLas Palmas province: 12,971 countPontevedra province: 6,524 countSalamanca province: 3,263 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,151 countCantabria province: 4,868 countSegovia province: 874 countSeville province: 26,352 countSoria province: 515 countTarragona province: 9,382 countTeruel province: 508 countToledo province: 4,718 countValencia province: 35,941 countValladolid province: 4,650 countBiscay province: 20,124 countZamora province: 1,098 countZaragoza province: 8,985 countCeuta province: 819 countMelilla province: 1,202 count
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count, 2019. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2019

Barcelona province: 165,900 countBarcelona province165,900Madrid province: 154,169 countMadrid province154,169Valencia province: 35,941 countValencia province35,941Balearic Islands province: 26,584 countBalearic Islands province26,584Seville province: 26,352 countSeville province26,352Alicante province: 26,115 countAlicante province26,115Málaga province: 24,513 countMálaga province24,513Biscay province: 20,124 countBiscay province20,124Murcia province: 15,138 countMurcia province15,138Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,151 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province13,151Las Palmas province: 12,971 countLas Palmas province12,971Cádiz province: 12,579 countCádiz province12,579Girona province: 12,408 countGirona province12,408Tarragona province: 9,382 countTarragona province9,382Zaragoza province: 8,985 countZaragoza province8,985A Coruña province: 8,918 countA Coruña province8,918Navarre province: 8,538 countNavarre province8,538Granada province: 8,014 countGranada province8,014Asturias province: 6,780 countAsturias province6,780Pontevedra province: 6,524 countPontevedra province6,524Córdoba province: 6,284 countCórdoba province6,284Almería province: 6,113 countAlmería province6,113Gipuzkoa province: 6,094 countGipuzkoa province6,094Castellón province: 6,066 countCastellón province6,066Cantabria province: 4,868 countCantabria province4,868Badajoz province: 4,811 countBadajoz province4,811Toledo province: 4,718 countToledo province4,718Valladolid province: 4,650 countValladolid province4,650Lleida province: 4,363 countLleida province4,363León province: 4,161 countLeón province4,161Huelva province: 4,094 countHuelva province4,094Álava province: 4,036 countÁlava province4,036Albacete province: 3,493 countAlbacete province3,493Jaén province: 3,349 countJaén province3,349Salamanca province: 3,263 countSalamanca province3,263Burgos province: 3,012 countBurgos province3,012Ciudad Real province: 2,635 countCiudad Real province2,635La Rioja province: 2,415 countLa Rioja province2,415Guadalajara province: 1,843 countGuadalajara province1,843Cáceres province: 1,755 countCáceres province1,755Ourense province: 1,735 countOurense province1,735Lugo province: 1,669 countLugo province1,669Melilla province: 1,202 countMelilla province1,202Cuenca province: 1,142 countCuenca province1,142Zamora province: 1,098 countZamora province1,098Huesca province: 1,053 countHuesca province1,053Palencia province: 875 countPalencia province875Segovia province: 874 countSegovia province874Ceuta province: 819 countCeuta province819Ávila province: 758 countÁvila province758Soria province: 515 countSoria province515Teruel province: 508 countTeruel province508Barcelona province: 165,900 countBarcelona province165,900Madrid province: 154,169 countMadrid province154,169Valencia province: 35,941 countValencia province35,941Balearic Islands province: 26,584 countBalearic Islands province26,584Seville province: 26,352 countSeville province26,352Alicante province: 26,115 countAlicante province26,115Málaga province: 24,513 countMálaga province24,513Biscay province: 20,124 countBiscay province20,124Murcia province: 15,138 countMurcia province15,138Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,151 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province13,151Las Palmas province: 12,971 countLas Palmas province12,971Cádiz province: 12,579 countCádiz province12,579Girona province: 12,408 countGirona province12,408Tarragona province: 9,382 countTarragona province9,382Zaragoza province: 8,985 countZaragoza province8,985A Coruña province: 8,918 countA Coruña province8,918Navarre province: 8,538 countNavarre province8,538Granada province: 8,014 countGranada province8,014Asturias province: 6,780 countAsturias province6,780Pontevedra province: 6,524 countPontevedra province6,524Córdoba province: 6,284 countCórdoba province6,284Almería province: 6,113 countAlmería province6,113Gipuzkoa province: 6,094 countGipuzkoa province6,094Castellón province: 6,066 countCastellón province6,066Cantabria province: 4,868 countCantabria province4,868Badajoz province: 4,811 countBadajoz province4,811Toledo province: 4,718 countToledo province4,718Valladolid province: 4,650 countValladolid province4,650Lleida province: 4,363 countLleida province4,363León province: 4,161 countLeón province4,161Huelva province: 4,094 countHuelva province4,094Álava province: 4,036 countÁlava province4,036Albacete province: 3,493 countAlbacete province3,493Jaén province: 3,349 countJaén province3,349Salamanca province: 3,263 countSalamanca province3,263Burgos province: 3,012 countBurgos province3,012Ciudad Real province: 2,635 countCiudad Real province2,635La Rioja province: 2,415 countLa Rioja province2,415Guadalajara province: 1,843 countGuadalajara province1,843Cáceres province: 1,755 countCáceres province1,755Ourense province: 1,735 countOurense province1,735Lugo province: 1,669 countLugo province1,669Melilla province: 1,202 countMelilla province1,202Cuenca province: 1,142 countCuenca province1,142Zamora province: 1,098 countZamora province1,098Huesca province: 1,053 countHuesca province1,053Palencia province: 875 countPalencia province875Segovia province: 874 countSegovia province874Ceuta province: 819 countCeuta province819Ávila province: 758 countÁvila province758Soria province: 515 countSoria province515Teruel province: 508 countTeruel province508
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2019
count		Change on 2018
1Barcelona province165,900+0.7%
2Madrid province154,169+1%
3Valencia province35,941-3.2%
4Balearic Islands province26,584-3.8%
5Seville province26,352+6.5%
6Alicante province26,115-1.6%
7Málaga province24,513-3%
8Biscay province20,124+4.6%
9Murcia province15,138+1.7%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province13,151-5.3%
11Las Palmas province12,971-2.8%
12Cádiz province12,579-5.3%
13Girona province12,408-4.1%
14Tarragona province9,382-3.9%
15Zaragoza province8,985-1.7%
16A Coruña province8,918-5%
17Navarre province8,538+10.3%
18Granada province8,014-5.5%
19Asturias province6,780-6.1%
20Pontevedra province6,524-9.2%
21Córdoba province6,284-7.2%
22Almería province6,113-8.4%
23Gipuzkoa province6,094+4.7%
24Castellón province6,066-6.9%
25Cantabria province4,868+4.3%
26Badajoz province4,811+2.9%
27Toledo province4,718-1.1%
28Valladolid province4,650-6.5%
29Lleida province4,363-6.3%
30León province4,161-3.4%
31Huelva province4,094-12%
32Álava province4,036-6.4%
33Albacete province3,493-9.1%
34Jaén province3,349-6.9%
35Salamanca province3,263-4.5%
36Burgos province3,012+1.2%
37Ciudad Real province2,635-6.2%
38La Rioja province2,415+2.1%
39Guadalajara province1,843-3%
40Cáceres province1,755-9.6%
41Ourense province1,735+5.2%
42Lugo province1,669-1%
43Melilla province1,202-2.8%
44Cuenca province1,142-2.3%
45Zamora province1,098+6.5%
46Huesca province1,053-4.8%
47Palencia province875+2.8%
48Segovia province874-0.8%
49Ceuta province819-5.2%
50Ávila province758-7.6%
51Soria province515+12%
52Teruel province508+10.2%

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), 2019) [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), 2019. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 15 June 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2019. 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), 2019. 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=2019.

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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), 2019 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2019 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 165,900 in 2019, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 508 in 2019.

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