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Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain)

Barcelona province had the highest thefts (Spain) of 52 provinces in 2024, at 139,513. Teruel province had the lowest, at 469. The median was 4,759 and the figure for Spain was 648,963. Source: Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

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Highest139,513Barcelona province
Lowest469Teruel province
Median4,75952 provinces
Spain648,963History

Map of provinces, 2024

Álava province: 4,299 countAlbacete province: 3,511 countAlicante province: 26,373 countAlmería province: 6,623 countÁvila province: 823 countBadajoz province: 4,479 countBalearic Islands province: 24,316 countBarcelona province: 139,513 countBurgos province: 2,869 countCáceres province: 1,813 countCádiz province: 11,608 countCastellón province: 6,098 countCiudad Real province: 2,863 countCórdoba province: 5,864 countA Coruña province: 9,434 countCuenca province: 939 countGirona province: 13,887 countGranada province: 7,986 countGuadalajara province: 1,852 countGipuzkoa province: 8,023 countHuelva province: 4,811 countHuesca province: 1,558 countJaén province: 3,497 countLeón province: 3,641 countLleida province: 4,451 countLa Rioja province: 2,720 countLugo province: 1,735 countMadrid province: 117,488 countMálaga province: 28,131 countMurcia province: 16,201 countNavarre province: 8,280 countOurense province: 1,739 countAsturias province: 7,715 countPalencia province: 734 countLas Palmas province: 13,522 countPontevedra province: 6,712 countSalamanca province: 2,773 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 14,901 countCantabria province: 4,706 countSegovia province: 890 countSeville province: 23,948 countSoria province: 470 countTarragona province: 10,650 countTeruel province: 469 countToledo province: 5,213 countValencia province: 41,357 countValladolid province: 4,213 countBiscay province: 18,812 countZamora province: 975 countZaragoza province: 9,706 countCeuta province: 507 countMelilla province: 659 count
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count, 2024. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All provinces, 2024

Barcelona province: 139,513 countBarcelona province139,513Madrid province: 117,488 countMadrid province117,488Valencia province: 41,357 countValencia province41,357Málaga province: 28,131 countMálaga province28,131Alicante province: 26,373 countAlicante province26,373Balearic Islands province: 24,316 countBalearic Islands province24,316Seville province: 23,948 countSeville province23,948Biscay province: 18,812 countBiscay province18,812Murcia province: 16,201 countMurcia province16,201Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 14,901 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province14,901Girona province: 13,887 countGirona province13,887Las Palmas province: 13,522 countLas Palmas province13,522Cádiz province: 11,608 countCádiz province11,608Tarragona province: 10,650 countTarragona province10,650Zaragoza province: 9,706 countZaragoza province9,706A Coruña province: 9,434 countA Coruña province9,434Navarre province: 8,280 countNavarre province8,280Gipuzkoa province: 8,023 countGipuzkoa province8,023Granada province: 7,986 countGranada province7,986Asturias province: 7,715 countAsturias province7,715Pontevedra province: 6,712 countPontevedra province6,712Almería province: 6,623 countAlmería province6,623Castellón province: 6,098 countCastellón province6,098Córdoba province: 5,864 countCórdoba province5,864Toledo province: 5,213 countToledo province5,213Huelva province: 4,811 countHuelva province4,811Cantabria province: 4,706 countCantabria province4,706Badajoz province: 4,479 countBadajoz province4,479Lleida province: 4,451 countLleida province4,451Álava province: 4,299 countÁlava province4,299Valladolid province: 4,213 countValladolid province4,213León province: 3,641 countLeón province3,641Albacete province: 3,511 countAlbacete province3,511Jaén province: 3,497 countJaén province3,497Burgos province: 2,869 countBurgos province2,869Ciudad Real province: 2,863 countCiudad Real province2,863Salamanca province: 2,773 countSalamanca province2,773La Rioja province: 2,720 countLa Rioja province2,720Guadalajara province: 1,852 countGuadalajara province1,852Cáceres province: 1,813 countCáceres province1,813Ourense province: 1,739 countOurense province1,739Lugo province: 1,735 countLugo province1,735Huesca province: 1,558 countHuesca province1,558Zamora province: 975 countZamora province975Cuenca province: 939 countCuenca province939Segovia province: 890 countSegovia province890Ávila province: 823 countÁvila province823Palencia province: 734 countPalencia province734Melilla province: 659 countMelilla province659Ceuta province: 507 countCeuta province507Soria province: 470 countSoria province470Teruel province: 469 countTeruel province469Barcelona province: 139,513 countBarcelona province139,513Madrid province: 117,488 countMadrid province117,488Valencia province: 41,357 countValencia province41,357Málaga province: 28,131 countMálaga province28,131Alicante province: 26,373 countAlicante province26,373Balearic Islands province: 24,316 countBalearic Islands province24,316Seville province: 23,948 countSeville province23,948Biscay province: 18,812 countBiscay province18,812Murcia province: 16,201 countMurcia province16,201Santa Cruz de Tenerife province: 14,901 countSanta Cruz de Tenerife province14,901Girona province: 13,887 countGirona province13,887Las Palmas province: 13,522 countLas Palmas province13,522Cádiz province: 11,608 countCádiz province11,608Tarragona province: 10,650 countTarragona province10,650Zaragoza province: 9,706 countZaragoza province9,706A Coruña province: 9,434 countA Coruña province9,434Navarre province: 8,280 countNavarre province8,280Gipuzkoa province: 8,023 countGipuzkoa province8,023Granada province: 7,986 countGranada province7,986Asturias province: 7,715 countAsturias province7,715Pontevedra province: 6,712 countPontevedra province6,712Almería province: 6,623 countAlmería province6,623Castellón province: 6,098 countCastellón province6,098Córdoba province: 5,864 countCórdoba province5,864Toledo province: 5,213 countToledo province5,213Huelva province: 4,811 countHuelva province4,811Cantabria province: 4,706 countCantabria province4,706Badajoz province: 4,479 countBadajoz province4,479Lleida province: 4,451 countLleida province4,451Álava province: 4,299 countÁlava province4,299Valladolid province: 4,213 countValladolid province4,213León province: 3,641 countLeón province3,641Albacete province: 3,511 countAlbacete province3,511Jaén province: 3,497 countJaén province3,497Burgos province: 2,869 countBurgos province2,869Ciudad Real province: 2,863 countCiudad Real province2,863Salamanca province: 2,773 countSalamanca province2,773La Rioja province: 2,720 countLa Rioja province2,720Guadalajara province: 1,852 countGuadalajara province1,852Cáceres province: 1,813 countCáceres province1,813Ourense province: 1,739 countOurense province1,739Lugo province: 1,735 countLugo province1,735Huesca province: 1,558 countHuesca province1,558Zamora province: 975 countZamora province975Cuenca province: 939 countCuenca province939Segovia province: 890 countSegovia province890Ávila province: 823 countÁvila province823Palencia province: 734 countPalencia province734Melilla province: 659 countMelilla province659Ceuta province: 507 countCeuta province507Soria province: 470 countSoria province470Teruel province: 469 countTeruel province469
count. Source: Ministerio del Interior, Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankProvinces2024
count		Change on 2023
1Barcelona province139,513-1.6%
2Madrid province117,488-8.5%
3Valencia province41,357-5.1%
4Málaga province28,131+4.8%
5Alicante province26,373-2.4%
6Balearic Islands province24,316+5.7%
7Seville province23,948-7.2%
8Biscay province18,812+1.5%
9Murcia province16,201-2.2%
10Santa Cruz de Tenerife province14,901+14.6%
11Girona province13,887+6.9%
12Las Palmas province13,522+2.1%
13Cádiz province11,608-9.5%
14Tarragona province10,650-0.5%
15Zaragoza province9,706+11.8%
16A Coruña province9,434-3.8%
17Navarre province8,280-4.4%
18Gipuzkoa province8,023+8.4%
19Granada province7,986-3.5%
20Asturias province7,715+0.4%
21Pontevedra province6,712-2.1%
22Almería province6,623+2.9%
23Castellón province6,098-12.7%
24Córdoba province5,864-13%
25Toledo province5,213+3.9%
26Huelva province4,811-1.5%
27Cantabria province4,706-2.6%
28Badajoz province4,479-7.5%
29Lleida province4,451-4.8%
30Álava province4,299+2.7%
31Valladolid province4,213-2.2%
32León province3,641+4.1%
33Albacete province3,511-6.9%
34Jaén province3,497-5.3%
35Burgos province2,869+1.4%
36Ciudad Real province2,863-2.3%
37Salamanca province2,773-8.7%
38La Rioja province2,720-8.5%
39Guadalajara province1,852-2.8%
40Cáceres province1,813-7%
41Ourense province1,739-0.1%
42Lugo province1,735-8.4%
43Huesca province1,558+6.4%
44Zamora province975+2.2%
45Cuenca province939-19%
46Segovia province890-2.1%
47Ávila province823+5%
48Palencia province734-5.9%
49Melilla province659-11.8%
50Ceuta province507-4.2%
51Soria province470-8.9%
52Teruel province469-7.9%

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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). (2026). Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos (Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2024) [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), 2024. Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad), 3 May 2026, https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad). 2026. Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos. Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2024. 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=2024.

Harvard

Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad) (2026) Balance de Criminalidad, cuarto trimestre: hurtos, Provinces of Spain by thefts (Spain), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://estadisticasdecriminalidad.ses.mir.es/publico/portalestadistico/balances.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/thefts-spain/spain-provinces?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which province has the highest thefts (Spain)?

Barcelona province, with 139,513 in 2024, according to Ministerio del Interior (Secretaría de Estado de Seguridad).

Which province has the lowest thefts (Spain)?

Teruel province, with 469 in 2024.

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