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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2020, at 92,393. Teruel province had the lowest, at 263. The median was 3,223 and the figure for Spain was 420,950. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest92,393Barcelona province
Lowest263Teruel province
Median3,22352 provinces
Spain420,950History

Map of provinces, 2020

Álava province: 2,410 countAlbacete province: 2,176 countAlicante province: 16,192 countAlmería province: 3,723 countÁvila province: 523 countBadajoz province: 3,063 countBalearic Islands province: 12,478 countBarcelona province: 92,393 countBurgos province: 1,876 countCáceres province: 1,165 countCádiz province: 8,276 countCastellón province: 3,597 countCiudad Real province: 1,959 countCórdoba province: 4,051 countA Coruña province: 6,092 countCuenca province: 736 countGirona province: 8,366 countGranada province: 4,867 countGuadalajara province: 1,315 countGipuzkoa province: 3,828 countHuelva province: 2,995 countHuesca province: 719 countJaén province: 2,177 countLeón province: 2,318 countLleida province: 3,209 countLa Rioja province: 1,475 countLugo province: 922 countMadrid province: 92,213 countMálaga province: 15,265 countMurcia province: 9,925 countNavarre province: 4,469 countOurense province: 1,146 countAsturias province: 4,148 countPalencia province: 532 countLas Palmas province: 8,912 countPontevedra province: 4,188 countSalamanca province: 1,826 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,771 countCantabria province: 3,236 countSegovia province: 583 countSeville province: 16,081 countSoria province: 269 countTarragona province: 6,717 countTeruel province: 263 countToledo province: 3,402 countValencia province: 24,012 countValladolid province: 2,789 countBiscay province: 11,678 countZamora province: 698 countZaragoza province: 5,765 countCeuta province: 471 countMelilla province: 778 count
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  • 800 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,200
  • 3,200 to 4,500
  • 4,500 to 9,400
  • 9,400 and over
count, 2020. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2020

Barcelona province: 92,393 countBarcelona province92,393Madrid province: 92,213 countMadrid province92,213Valencia province: 24,012 countValencia province24,012Alicante province: 16,192 countAlicante province16,192Seville province: 16,081 countSeville province16,081Málaga province: 15,265 countMálaga province15,265Balearic Islands province: 12,478 countBalearic Islands province12,478Biscay province: 11,678 countBiscay province11,678Murcia province: 9,925 countMurcia province9,925Las Palmas province: 8,912 countLas Palmas province8,912Girona province: 8,366 countGirona province8,366Cádiz province: 8,276 countCádiz province8,276Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,771 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province7,771Tarragona province: 6,717 countTarragona province6,717A Coruña province: 6,092 countA Coruña province6,092Zaragoza province: 5,765 countZaragoza province5,765Granada province: 4,867 countGranada province4,867Navarre province: 4,469 countNavarre province4,469Pontevedra province: 4,188 countPontevedra province4,188Asturias province: 4,148 countAsturias province4,148Córdoba province: 4,051 countCórdoba province4,051Gipuzkoa province: 3,828 countGipuzkoa province3,828Almería province: 3,723 countAlmería province3,723Castellón province: 3,597 countCastellón province3,597Toledo province: 3,402 countToledo province3,402Cantabria province: 3,236 countCantabria province3,236Lleida province: 3,209 countLleida province3,209Badajoz province: 3,063 countBadajoz province3,063Huelva province: 2,995 countHuelva province2,995Valladolid province: 2,789 countValladolid province2,789Álava province: 2,410 countÁlava province2,410León province: 2,318 countLeón province2,318Jaén province: 2,177 countJaén province2,177Albacete province: 2,176 countAlbacete province2,176Ciudad Real province: 1,959 countCiudad Real province1,959Burgos province: 1,876 countBurgos province1,876Salamanca province: 1,826 countSalamanca province1,826La Rioja province: 1,475 countLa Rioja province1,475Guadalajara province: 1,315 countGuadalajara province1,315Cáceres province: 1,165 countCáceres province1,165Ourense province: 1,146 countOurense province1,146Lugo province: 922 countLugo province922Melilla province: 778 countMelilla province778Cuenca province: 736 countCuenca province736Huesca province: 719 countHuesca province719Zamora province: 698 countZamora province698Segovia province: 583 countSegovia province583Palencia province: 532 countPalencia province532Ávila province: 523 countÁvila province523Ceuta province: 471 countCeuta province471Soria province: 269 countSoria province269Teruel province: 263 countTeruel province263Barcelona province: 92,393 countBarcelona province92,393Madrid province: 92,213 countMadrid province92,213Valencia province: 24,012 countValencia province24,012Alicante province: 16,192 countAlicante province16,192Seville province: 16,081 countSeville province16,081Málaga province: 15,265 countMálaga province15,265Balearic Islands province: 12,478 countBalearic Islands province12,478Biscay province: 11,678 countBiscay province11,678Murcia province: 9,925 countMurcia province9,925Las Palmas province: 8,912 countLas Palmas province8,912Girona province: 8,366 countGirona province8,366Cádiz province: 8,276 countCádiz province8,276Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,771 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province7,771Tarragona province: 6,717 countTarragona province6,717A Coruña province: 6,092 countA Coruña province6,092Zaragoza province: 5,765 countZaragoza province5,765Granada province: 4,867 countGranada province4,867Navarre province: 4,469 countNavarre province4,469Pontevedra province: 4,188 countPontevedra province4,188Asturias province: 4,148 countAsturias province4,148Córdoba province: 4,051 countCórdoba province4,051Gipuzkoa province: 3,828 countGipuzkoa province3,828Almería province: 3,723 countAlmería province3,723Castellón province: 3,597 countCastellón province3,597Toledo province: 3,402 countToledo province3,402Cantabria province: 3,236 countCantabria province3,236Lleida province: 3,209 countLleida province3,209Badajoz province: 3,063 countBadajoz province3,063Huelva province: 2,995 countHuelva province2,995Valladolid province: 2,789 countValladolid province2,789Álava province: 2,410 countÁlava province2,410León province: 2,318 countLeón province2,318Jaén province: 2,177 countJaén province2,177Albacete province: 2,176 countAlbacete province2,176Ciudad Real province: 1,959 countCiudad Real province1,959Burgos province: 1,876 countBurgos province1,876Salamanca province: 1,826 countSalamanca province1,826La Rioja province: 1,475 countLa Rioja province1,475Guadalajara province: 1,315 countGuadalajara province1,315Cáceres province: 1,165 countCáceres province1,165Ourense province: 1,146 countOurense province1,146Lugo province: 922 countLugo province922Melilla province: 778 countMelilla province778Cuenca province: 736 countCuenca province736Huesca province: 719 countHuesca province719Zamora province: 698 countZamora province698Segovia province: 583 countSegovia province583Palencia province: 532 countPalencia province532Ávila province: 523 countÁvila province523Ceuta province: 471 countCeuta province471Soria province: 269 countSoria province269Teruel province: 263 countTeruel province263
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2020
count		Change on 2019
1Barcelona province92,393-44.3%
2Madrid province92,213-40.2%
3Valencia province24,012-33.2%
4Alicante province16,192-38%
5Seville province16,081-39%
6Málaga province15,265-37.7%
7Balearic Islands province12,478-53.1%
8Biscay province11,678-42%
9Murcia province9,925-34.4%
10Las Palmas province8,912-31.3%
11Girona province8,366-32.6%
12Cádiz province8,276-34.2%
13Santa Cruz de Tenerife province7,771-40.9%
14Tarragona province6,717-28.4%
15A Coruña province6,092-31.7%
16Zaragoza province5,765-35.8%
17Granada province4,867-39.3%
18Navarre province4,469-47.7%
19Pontevedra province4,188-35.8%
20Asturias province4,148-38.8%
21Córdoba province4,051-35.5%
22Gipuzkoa province3,828-37.2%
23Almería province3,723-39.1%
24Castellón province3,597-40.7%
25Toledo province3,402-27.9%
26Cantabria province3,236-33.5%
27Lleida province3,209-26.4%
28Badajoz province3,063-36.3%
29Huelva province2,995-26.8%
30Valladolid province2,789-40%
31Álava province2,410-40.3%
32León province2,318-44.3%
33Jaén province2,177-35%
34Albacete province2,176-37.7%
35Ciudad Real province1,959-25.7%
36Burgos province1,876-37.7%
37Salamanca province1,826-44%
38La Rioja province1,475-38.9%
39Guadalajara province1,315-28.6%
40Cáceres province1,165-33.6%
41Ourense province1,146-33.9%
42Lugo province922-44.8%
43Melilla province778-35.3%
44Cuenca province736-35.6%
45Huesca province719-31.7%
46Zamora province698-36.4%
47Segovia province583-33.3%
48Palencia province532-39.2%
49Ávila province523-31%
50Ceuta province471-42.5%
51Soria province269-47.8%
52Teruel province263-48.2%

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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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2020) [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), 2020. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 23 May 2025, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020. 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), 2020. 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=2020.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 92,393 in 2020, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 263 in 2020.

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