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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2022, at 133,635. Teruel province had the lowest, at 413. The median was 4,856 and the figure for Spain was 642,276. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest133,635Barcelona province
Lowest413Teruel province
Median4,85652 provinces
Spain642,276History

Map of provinces, 2022

Álava province: 3,850 countAlbacete province: 3,703 countAlicante province: 24,274 countAlmería province: 5,525 countÁvila province: 690 countBadajoz province: 4,506 countBalearic Islands province: 24,460 countBarcelona province: 133,635 countBurgos province: 2,851 countCáceres province: 1,882 countCádiz province: 12,227 countCastellón province: 6,361 countCiudad Real province: 2,897 countCórdoba province: 6,072 countA Coruña province: 9,631 countCuenca province: 1,096 countGirona province: 13,317 countGranada province: 7,626 countGuadalajara province: 1,864 countGipuzkoa province: 6,378 countHuelva province: 4,664 countHuesca province: 1,287 countJaén province: 3,357 countLeón province: 3,529 countLleida province: 5,022 countLa Rioja province: 2,743 countLugo province: 1,460 countMadrid province: 132,920 countMálaga province: 25,167 countMurcia province: 15,475 countNavarre province: 8,108 countOurense province: 1,742 countAsturias province: 6,810 countPalencia province: 761 countLas Palmas province: 11,697 countPontevedra province: 6,694 countSalamanca province: 2,840 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 11,899 countCantabria province: 4,878 countSegovia province: 949 countSeville province: 24,400 countSoria province: 515 countTarragona province: 10,196 countTeruel province: 413 countToledo province: 4,833 countValencia province: 40,680 countValladolid province: 4,145 countBiscay province: 19,002 countZamora province: 1,081 countZaragoza province: 8,929 countCeuta province: 425 countMelilla province: 732 count
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count, 2022. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2022

Barcelona province: 133,635 countBarcelona province133,635Madrid province: 132,920 countMadrid province132,920Valencia province: 40,680 countValencia province40,680Málaga province: 25,167 countMálaga province25,167Balearic Islands province: 24,460 countBalearic Islands province24,460Seville province: 24,400 countSeville province24,400Alicante province: 24,274 countAlicante province24,274Biscay province: 19,002 countBiscay province19,002Murcia province: 15,475 countMurcia province15,475Girona province: 13,317 countGirona province13,317Cádiz province: 12,227 countCádiz province12,227Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 11,899 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province11,899Las Palmas province: 11,697 countLas Palmas province11,697Tarragona province: 10,196 countTarragona province10,196A Coruña province: 9,631 countA Coruña province9,631Zaragoza province: 8,929 countZaragoza province8,929Navarre province: 8,108 countNavarre province8,108Granada province: 7,626 countGranada province7,626Asturias province: 6,810 countAsturias province6,810Pontevedra province: 6,694 countPontevedra province6,694Gipuzkoa province: 6,378 countGipuzkoa province6,378Castellón province: 6,361 countCastellón province6,361Córdoba province: 6,072 countCórdoba province6,072Almería province: 5,525 countAlmería province5,525Lleida province: 5,022 countLleida province5,022Cantabria province: 4,878 countCantabria province4,878Toledo province: 4,833 countToledo province4,833Huelva province: 4,664 countHuelva province4,664Badajoz province: 4,506 countBadajoz province4,506Valladolid province: 4,145 countValladolid province4,145Álava province: 3,850 countÁlava province3,850Albacete province: 3,703 countAlbacete province3,703León province: 3,529 countLeón province3,529Jaén province: 3,357 countJaén province3,357Ciudad Real province: 2,897 countCiudad Real province2,897Burgos province: 2,851 countBurgos province2,851Salamanca province: 2,840 countSalamanca province2,840La Rioja province: 2,743 countLa Rioja province2,743Cáceres province: 1,882 countCáceres province1,882Guadalajara province: 1,864 countGuadalajara province1,864Ourense province: 1,742 countOurense province1,742Lugo province: 1,460 countLugo province1,460Huesca province: 1,287 countHuesca province1,287Cuenca province: 1,096 countCuenca province1,096Zamora province: 1,081 countZamora province1,081Segovia province: 949 countSegovia province949Palencia province: 761 countPalencia province761Melilla province: 732 countMelilla province732Ávila province: 690 countÁvila province690Soria province: 515 countSoria province515Ceuta province: 425 countCeuta province425Teruel province: 413 countTeruel province413Barcelona province: 133,635 countBarcelona province133,635Madrid province: 132,920 countMadrid province132,920Valencia province: 40,680 countValencia province40,680Málaga province: 25,167 countMálaga province25,167Balearic Islands province: 24,460 countBalearic Islands province24,460Seville province: 24,400 countSeville province24,400Alicante province: 24,274 countAlicante province24,274Biscay province: 19,002 countBiscay province19,002Murcia province: 15,475 countMurcia province15,475Girona province: 13,317 countGirona province13,317Cádiz province: 12,227 countCádiz province12,227Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 11,899 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province11,899Las Palmas province: 11,697 countLas Palmas province11,697Tarragona province: 10,196 countTarragona province10,196A Coruña province: 9,631 countA Coruña province9,631Zaragoza province: 8,929 countZaragoza province8,929Navarre province: 8,108 countNavarre province8,108Granada province: 7,626 countGranada province7,626Asturias province: 6,810 countAsturias province6,810Pontevedra province: 6,694 countPontevedra province6,694Gipuzkoa province: 6,378 countGipuzkoa province6,378Castellón province: 6,361 countCastellón province6,361Córdoba province: 6,072 countCórdoba province6,072Almería province: 5,525 countAlmería province5,525Lleida province: 5,022 countLleida province5,022Cantabria province: 4,878 countCantabria province4,878Toledo province: 4,833 countToledo province4,833Huelva province: 4,664 countHuelva province4,664Badajoz province: 4,506 countBadajoz province4,506Valladolid province: 4,145 countValladolid province4,145Álava province: 3,850 countÁlava province3,850Albacete province: 3,703 countAlbacete province3,703León province: 3,529 countLeón province3,529Jaén province: 3,357 countJaén province3,357Ciudad Real province: 2,897 countCiudad Real province2,897Burgos province: 2,851 countBurgos province2,851Salamanca province: 2,840 countSalamanca province2,840La Rioja province: 2,743 countLa Rioja province2,743Cáceres province: 1,882 countCáceres province1,882Guadalajara province: 1,864 countGuadalajara province1,864Ourense province: 1,742 countOurense province1,742Lugo province: 1,460 countLugo province1,460Huesca province: 1,287 countHuesca province1,287Cuenca province: 1,096 countCuenca province1,096Zamora province: 1,081 countZamora province1,081Segovia province: 949 countSegovia province949Palencia province: 761 countPalencia province761Melilla province: 732 countMelilla province732Ávila province: 690 countÁvila province690Soria province: 515 countSoria province515Ceuta province: 425 countCeuta province425Teruel province: 413 countTeruel province413
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2022
count		Change on 2021
1Barcelona province133,635+37.7%
2Madrid province132,920+22.2%
3Valencia province40,680+18.1%
4Málaga province25,167+34.4%
5Balearic Islands province24,460+48.8%
6Seville province24,400+29.2%
7Alicante province24,274+31.3%
8Biscay province19,002+31.4%
9Murcia province15,475+29.8%
10Girona province13,317+35.1%
11Cádiz province12,227+27.2%
12Santa Cruz de Tenerife province11,899+54%
13Las Palmas province11,697+24.2%
14Tarragona province10,196+33.3%
15A Coruña province9,631+17.9%
16Zaragoza province8,929+16.5%
17Navarre province8,108+46.8%
18Granada province7,626+27.1%
19Asturias province6,810+44.7%
20Pontevedra province6,694+41%
21Gipuzkoa province6,378+30.9%
22Castellón province6,361+32.1%
23Córdoba province6,072+34.8%
24Almería province5,525+21.5%
25Lleida province5,022+19.7%
26Cantabria province4,878+27.7%
27Toledo province4,833+28.7%
28Huelva province4,664+22.9%
29Badajoz province4,506+33.4%
30Valladolid province4,145+21.6%
31Álava province3,850+31.9%
32Albacete province3,703+49.2%
33León province3,529+43.5%
34Jaén province3,357+17.5%
35Ciudad Real province2,897+25%
36Burgos province2,851+15.8%
37Salamanca province2,840+23.3%
38La Rioja province2,743+53.3%
39Cáceres province1,882+30.4%
40Guadalajara province1,864+20.1%
41Ourense province1,742+40%
42Lugo province1,460+21.4%
43Huesca province1,287+43%
44Cuenca province1,096+27%
45Zamora province1,081+30.9%
46Segovia province949+28.9%
47Palencia province761+14.1%
48Melilla province732+27.1%
49Ávila province690+18.8%
50Soria province515+51%
51Ceuta province425-2.1%
52Teruel province413+14.1%

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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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APA 7

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). (2025). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2022) [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), 2022. 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=2022. 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), 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 133,635 in 2022, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 413 in 2022.

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