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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Madrid province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2021, at 108,778. Soria province had the lowest, at 341. The median was 3,808 and the figure for Spain was 493,479. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest108,778Madrid province
Lowest341Soria province
Median3,80852 provinces
Spain493,479History

Map of provinces, 2021

Álava province: 2,918 countAlbacete province: 2,482 countAlicante province: 18,481 countAlmería province: 4,548 countÁvila province: 581 countBadajoz province: 3,377 countBalearic Islands province: 16,433 countBarcelona province: 97,043 countBurgos province: 2,463 countCáceres province: 1,443 countCádiz province: 9,614 countCastellón province: 4,814 countCiudad Real province: 2,317 countCórdoba province: 4,505 countA Coruña province: 8,171 countCuenca province: 863 countGirona province: 9,858 countGranada province: 5,998 countGuadalajara province: 1,552 countGipuzkoa province: 4,874 countHuelva province: 3,795 countHuesca province: 900 countJaén province: 2,856 countLeón province: 2,459 countLleida province: 4,197 countLa Rioja province: 1,789 countLugo province: 1,203 countMadrid province: 108,778 countMálaga province: 18,720 countMurcia province: 11,925 countNavarre province: 5,523 countOurense province: 1,244 countAsturias province: 4,705 countPalencia province: 667 countLas Palmas province: 9,417 countPontevedra province: 4,749 countSalamanca province: 2,303 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,727 countCantabria province: 3,820 countSegovia province: 736 countSeville province: 18,880 countSoria province: 341 countTarragona province: 7,648 countTeruel province: 362 countToledo province: 3,756 countValencia province: 34,443 countValladolid province: 3,409 countBiscay province: 14,461 countZamora province: 826 countZaragoza province: 7,663 countCeuta province: 434 countMelilla province: 576 count
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count, 2021. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2021

Madrid province: 108,778 countMadrid province108,778Barcelona province: 97,043 countBarcelona province97,043Valencia province: 34,443 countValencia province34,443Seville province: 18,880 countSeville province18,880Málaga province: 18,720 countMálaga province18,720Alicante province: 18,481 countAlicante province18,481Balearic Islands province: 16,433 countBalearic Islands province16,433Biscay province: 14,461 countBiscay province14,461Murcia province: 11,925 countMurcia province11,925Girona province: 9,858 countGirona province9,858Cádiz province: 9,614 countCádiz province9,614Las Palmas province: 9,417 countLas Palmas province9,417A Coruña province: 8,171 countA Coruña province8,171Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,727 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province7,727Zaragoza province: 7,663 countZaragoza province7,663Tarragona province: 7,648 countTarragona province7,648Granada province: 5,998 countGranada province5,998Navarre province: 5,523 countNavarre province5,523Gipuzkoa province: 4,874 countGipuzkoa province4,874Castellón province: 4,814 countCastellón province4,814Pontevedra province: 4,749 countPontevedra province4,749Asturias province: 4,705 countAsturias province4,705Almería province: 4,548 countAlmería province4,548Córdoba province: 4,505 countCórdoba province4,505Lleida province: 4,197 countLleida province4,197Cantabria province: 3,820 countCantabria province3,820Huelva province: 3,795 countHuelva province3,795Toledo province: 3,756 countToledo province3,756Valladolid province: 3,409 countValladolid province3,409Badajoz province: 3,377 countBadajoz province3,377Álava province: 2,918 countÁlava province2,918Jaén province: 2,856 countJaén province2,856Albacete province: 2,482 countAlbacete province2,482Burgos province: 2,463 countBurgos province2,463León province: 2,459 countLeón province2,459Ciudad Real province: 2,317 countCiudad Real province2,317Salamanca province: 2,303 countSalamanca province2,303La Rioja province: 1,789 countLa Rioja province1,789Guadalajara province: 1,552 countGuadalajara province1,552Cáceres province: 1,443 countCáceres province1,443Ourense province: 1,244 countOurense province1,244Lugo province: 1,203 countLugo province1,203Huesca province: 900 countHuesca province900Cuenca province: 863 countCuenca province863Zamora province: 826 countZamora province826Segovia province: 736 countSegovia province736Palencia province: 667 countPalencia province667Ávila province: 581 countÁvila province581Melilla province: 576 countMelilla province576Ceuta province: 434 countCeuta province434Teruel province: 362 countTeruel province362Soria province: 341 countSoria province341Madrid province: 108,778 countMadrid province108,778Barcelona province: 97,043 countBarcelona province97,043Valencia province: 34,443 countValencia province34,443Seville province: 18,880 countSeville province18,880Málaga province: 18,720 countMálaga province18,720Alicante province: 18,481 countAlicante province18,481Balearic Islands province: 16,433 countBalearic Islands province16,433Biscay province: 14,461 countBiscay province14,461Murcia province: 11,925 countMurcia province11,925Girona province: 9,858 countGirona province9,858Cádiz province: 9,614 countCádiz province9,614Las Palmas province: 9,417 countLas Palmas province9,417A Coruña province: 8,171 countA Coruña province8,171Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 7,727 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province7,727Zaragoza province: 7,663 countZaragoza province7,663Tarragona province: 7,648 countTarragona province7,648Granada province: 5,998 countGranada province5,998Navarre province: 5,523 countNavarre province5,523Gipuzkoa province: 4,874 countGipuzkoa province4,874Castellón province: 4,814 countCastellón province4,814Pontevedra province: 4,749 countPontevedra province4,749Asturias province: 4,705 countAsturias province4,705Almería province: 4,548 countAlmería province4,548Córdoba province: 4,505 countCórdoba province4,505Lleida province: 4,197 countLleida province4,197Cantabria province: 3,820 countCantabria province3,820Huelva province: 3,795 countHuelva province3,795Toledo province: 3,756 countToledo province3,756Valladolid province: 3,409 countValladolid province3,409Badajoz province: 3,377 countBadajoz province3,377Álava province: 2,918 countÁlava province2,918Jaén province: 2,856 countJaén province2,856Albacete province: 2,482 countAlbacete province2,482Burgos province: 2,463 countBurgos province2,463León province: 2,459 countLeón province2,459Ciudad Real province: 2,317 countCiudad Real province2,317Salamanca province: 2,303 countSalamanca province2,303La Rioja province: 1,789 countLa Rioja province1,789Guadalajara province: 1,552 countGuadalajara province1,552Cáceres province: 1,443 countCáceres province1,443Ourense province: 1,244 countOurense province1,244Lugo province: 1,203 countLugo province1,203Huesca province: 900 countHuesca province900Cuenca province: 863 countCuenca province863Zamora province: 826 countZamora province826Segovia province: 736 countSegovia province736Palencia province: 667 countPalencia province667Ávila province: 581 countÁvila province581Melilla province: 576 countMelilla province576Ceuta province: 434 countCeuta province434Teruel province: 362 countTeruel province362Soria province: 341 countSoria province341
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2021
count		Change on 2020
1Madrid province108,778+18%
2Barcelona province97,043+5%
3Valencia province34,443+43.4%
4Seville province18,880+17.4%
5Málaga province18,720+22.6%
6Alicante province18,481+14.1%
7Balearic Islands province16,433+31.7%
8Biscay province14,461+23.8%
9Murcia province11,925+20.2%
10Girona province9,858+17.8%
11Cádiz province9,614+16.2%
12Las Palmas province9,417+5.7%
13A Coruña province8,171+34.1%
14Santa Cruz de Tenerife province7,727-0.6%
15Zaragoza province7,663+32.9%
16Tarragona province7,648+13.9%
17Granada province5,998+23.2%
18Navarre province5,523+23.6%
19Gipuzkoa province4,874+27.3%
20Castellón province4,814+33.8%
21Pontevedra province4,749+13.4%
22Asturias province4,705+13.4%
23Almería province4,548+22.2%
24Córdoba province4,505+11.2%
25Lleida province4,197+30.8%
26Cantabria province3,820+18%
27Huelva province3,795+26.7%
28Toledo province3,756+10.4%
29Valladolid province3,409+22.2%
30Badajoz province3,377+10.3%
31Álava province2,918+21.1%
32Jaén province2,856+31.2%
33Albacete province2,482+14.1%
34Burgos province2,463+31.3%
35León province2,459+6.1%
36Ciudad Real province2,317+18.3%
37Salamanca province2,303+26.1%
38La Rioja province1,789+21.3%
39Guadalajara province1,552+18%
40Cáceres province1,443+23.9%
41Ourense province1,244+8.6%
42Lugo province1,203+30.5%
43Huesca province900+25.2%
44Cuenca province863+17.3%
45Zamora province826+18.3%
46Segovia province736+26.2%
47Palencia province667+25.4%
48Ávila province581+11.1%
49Melilla province576-26%
50Ceuta province434-7.9%
51Teruel province362+37.6%
52Soria province341+26.8%

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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Madrid province, with 108,778 in 2021, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Soria province, with 341 in 2021.

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