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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2023, at 141,789. Teruel province had the lowest, at 509. The median was 4,864 and the figure for Spain was 665,622. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest141,789Barcelona province
Lowest509Teruel province
Median4,86452 provinces
Spain665,622History

Map of provinces, 2023

Álava province: 4,184 countAlbacete province: 3,771 countAlicante province: 27,014 countAlmería province: 6,437 countÁvila province: 784 countBadajoz province: 4,844 countBalearic Islands province: 23,009 countBarcelona province: 141,789 countBurgos province: 2,828 countCáceres province: 1,949 countCádiz province: 12,826 countCastellón province: 6,986 countCiudad Real province: 2,931 countCórdoba province: 6,743 countA Coruña province: 9,811 countCuenca province: 1,159 countGirona province: 12,993 countGranada province: 8,277 countGuadalajara province: 1,905 countGipuzkoa province: 7,403 countHuelva province: 4,884 countHuesca province: 1,464 countJaén province: 3,692 countLeón province: 3,496 countLleida province: 4,676 countLa Rioja province: 2,974 countLugo province: 1,894 countMadrid province: 128,366 countMálaga province: 26,834 countMurcia province: 16,564 countNavarre province: 8,661 countOurense province: 1,740 countAsturias province: 7,681 countPalencia province: 780 countLas Palmas province: 13,243 countPontevedra province: 6,855 countSalamanca province: 3,038 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,002 countCantabria province: 4,831 countSegovia province: 909 countSeville province: 25,799 countSoria province: 516 countTarragona province: 10,706 countTeruel province: 509 countToledo province: 5,019 countValencia province: 43,573 countValladolid province: 4,306 countBiscay province: 18,542 countZamora province: 954 countZaragoza province: 8,678 countCeuta province: 529 countMelilla province: 747 count
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count, 2023. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2023

Barcelona province: 141,789 countBarcelona province141,789Madrid province: 128,366 countMadrid province128,366Valencia province: 43,573 countValencia province43,573Alicante province: 27,014 countAlicante province27,014Málaga province: 26,834 countMálaga province26,834Seville province: 25,799 countSeville province25,799Balearic Islands province: 23,009 countBalearic Islands province23,009Biscay province: 18,542 countBiscay province18,542Murcia province: 16,564 countMurcia province16,564Las Palmas province: 13,243 countLas Palmas province13,243Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,002 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province13,002Girona province: 12,993 countGirona province12,993Cádiz province: 12,826 countCádiz province12,826Tarragona province: 10,706 countTarragona province10,706A Coruña province: 9,811 countA Coruña province9,811Zaragoza province: 8,678 countZaragoza province8,678Navarre province: 8,661 countNavarre province8,661Granada province: 8,277 countGranada province8,277Asturias province: 7,681 countAsturias province7,681Gipuzkoa province: 7,403 countGipuzkoa province7,403Castellón province: 6,986 countCastellón province6,986Pontevedra province: 6,855 countPontevedra province6,855Córdoba province: 6,743 countCórdoba province6,743Almería province: 6,437 countAlmería province6,437Toledo province: 5,019 countToledo province5,019Huelva province: 4,884 countHuelva province4,884Badajoz province: 4,844 countBadajoz province4,844Cantabria province: 4,831 countCantabria province4,831Lleida province: 4,676 countLleida province4,676Valladolid province: 4,306 countValladolid province4,306Álava province: 4,184 countÁlava province4,184Albacete province: 3,771 countAlbacete province3,771Jaén province: 3,692 countJaén province3,692León province: 3,496 countLeón province3,496Salamanca province: 3,038 countSalamanca province3,038La Rioja province: 2,974 countLa Rioja province2,974Ciudad Real province: 2,931 countCiudad Real province2,931Burgos province: 2,828 countBurgos province2,828Cáceres province: 1,949 countCáceres province1,949Guadalajara province: 1,905 countGuadalajara province1,905Lugo province: 1,894 countLugo province1,894Ourense province: 1,740 countOurense province1,740Huesca province: 1,464 countHuesca province1,464Cuenca province: 1,159 countCuenca province1,159Zamora province: 954 countZamora province954Segovia province: 909 countSegovia province909Ávila province: 784 countÁvila province784Palencia province: 780 countPalencia province780Melilla province: 747 countMelilla province747Ceuta province: 529 countCeuta province529Soria province: 516 countSoria province516Teruel province: 509 countTeruel province509Barcelona province: 141,789 countBarcelona province141,789Madrid province: 128,366 countMadrid province128,366Valencia province: 43,573 countValencia province43,573Alicante province: 27,014 countAlicante province27,014Málaga province: 26,834 countMálaga province26,834Seville province: 25,799 countSeville province25,799Balearic Islands province: 23,009 countBalearic Islands province23,009Biscay province: 18,542 countBiscay province18,542Murcia province: 16,564 countMurcia province16,564Las Palmas province: 13,243 countLas Palmas province13,243Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 13,002 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province13,002Girona province: 12,993 countGirona province12,993Cádiz province: 12,826 countCádiz province12,826Tarragona province: 10,706 countTarragona province10,706A Coruña province: 9,811 countA Coruña province9,811Zaragoza province: 8,678 countZaragoza province8,678Navarre province: 8,661 countNavarre province8,661Granada province: 8,277 countGranada province8,277Asturias province: 7,681 countAsturias province7,681Gipuzkoa province: 7,403 countGipuzkoa province7,403Castellón province: 6,986 countCastellón province6,986Pontevedra province: 6,855 countPontevedra province6,855Córdoba province: 6,743 countCórdoba province6,743Almería province: 6,437 countAlmería province6,437Toledo province: 5,019 countToledo province5,019Huelva province: 4,884 countHuelva province4,884Badajoz province: 4,844 countBadajoz province4,844Cantabria province: 4,831 countCantabria province4,831Lleida province: 4,676 countLleida province4,676Valladolid province: 4,306 countValladolid province4,306Álava province: 4,184 countÁlava province4,184Albacete province: 3,771 countAlbacete province3,771Jaén province: 3,692 countJaén province3,692León province: 3,496 countLeón province3,496Salamanca province: 3,038 countSalamanca province3,038La Rioja province: 2,974 countLa Rioja province2,974Ciudad Real province: 2,931 countCiudad Real province2,931Burgos province: 2,828 countBurgos province2,828Cáceres province: 1,949 countCáceres province1,949Guadalajara province: 1,905 countGuadalajara province1,905Lugo province: 1,894 countLugo province1,894Ourense province: 1,740 countOurense province1,740Huesca province: 1,464 countHuesca province1,464Cuenca province: 1,159 countCuenca province1,159Zamora province: 954 countZamora province954Segovia province: 909 countSegovia province909Ávila province: 784 countÁvila province784Palencia province: 780 countPalencia province780Melilla province: 747 countMelilla province747Ceuta province: 529 countCeuta province529Soria province: 516 countSoria province516Teruel province: 509 countTeruel province509
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2023
count		Change on 2022
1Barcelona province141,789+6.1%
2Madrid province128,366-3.4%
3Valencia province43,573+7.1%
4Alicante province27,014+11.3%
5Málaga province26,834+6.6%
6Seville province25,799+5.7%
7Balearic Islands province23,009-5.9%
8Biscay province18,542-2.4%
9Murcia province16,564+7%
10Las Palmas province13,243+13.2%
11Santa Cruz de Tenerife province13,002+9.3%
12Girona province12,993-2.4%
13Cádiz province12,826+4.9%
14Tarragona province10,706+5%
15A Coruña province9,811+1.9%
16Zaragoza province8,678-2.8%
17Navarre province8,661+6.8%
18Granada province8,277+8.5%
19Asturias province7,681+12.8%
20Gipuzkoa province7,403+16.1%
21Castellón province6,986+9.8%
22Pontevedra province6,855+2.4%
23Córdoba province6,743+11.1%
24Almería province6,437+16.5%
25Toledo province5,019+3.8%
26Huelva province4,884+4.7%
27Badajoz province4,844+7.5%
28Cantabria province4,831-1%
29Lleida province4,676-6.9%
30Valladolid province4,306+3.9%
31Álava province4,184+8.7%
32Albacete province3,771+1.8%
33Jaén province3,692+10%
34León province3,496-0.9%
35Salamanca province3,038+7%
36La Rioja province2,974+8.4%
37Ciudad Real province2,931+1.2%
38Burgos province2,828-0.8%
39Cáceres province1,949+3.6%
40Guadalajara province1,905+2.2%
41Lugo province1,894+29.7%
42Ourense province1,740-0.1%
43Huesca province1,464+13.8%
44Cuenca province1,159+5.7%
45Zamora province954-11.7%
46Segovia province909-4.2%
47Ávila province784+13.6%
48Palencia province780+2.5%
49Melilla province747+2%
50Ceuta province529+24.5%
51Soria province516+0.2%
52Teruel province509+23.2%

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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), 2023) [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), 2023. 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=2023. 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), 2023. 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=2023.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2025) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 141,789 in 2023, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 509 in 2023.

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