* Data from the State Security Forces and Corps, the Foral Police of Navarra, Ertzaintza, Mossos d’Esquadra, and local police that provide data to the Crime Statistics System are computed.
Not all police forces provide data for all statistical variables.
No data is available on the cases solved by the Ertzaintza.
Additional information:
- Known cases: a set of criminal and administrative offenses that have been reported to the various Security Forces and Corps, either through a filed complaint or through police action taken motu proprio.
- Solved cases: a case is considered solved when the perpetrator is caught in the act; when the perpetrator, or one of the perpetrators, is fully identified without needing to be detained, even if they are on provisional release, at large, or deceased; when there is a verified confession, solid evidence, or a combination of both; or when the investigation reveals that no offense actually occurred.
- Investigated cases and arrests: a natural or legal person is considered investigated when they are attributed participation in a criminal act without restrictive liberty measures being taken against them.
An arrest goes further, involving the entire process that leads to the reading of rights to the individual, depriving them of liberty, and placing them at the judicial authority’s disposal for the attribution of committing a criminal offense.
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Known and solved sexual crimes and number of detainees by type Spain 2017
This statistic presents the number of criminal acts against sexual freedom known and solved, as well as the number of arrests recorded in Spain in 2017, by type of crime. Of a total of cases of sexual assault with penetration known by the security forces of Spain during that year, a total of were solved.
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Ministerio del Interior (España). (July 1, 2018). Criminal acts against sexual freedom and indemnity known, solved, and arrests made in Spain in 2017, by type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1632797/known-and-solved-sexual-crimes-and-number-of-arrests-by-type-spain/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Criminal acts against sexual freedom and indemnity known, solved, and arrests made in Spain in 2017, by type." Chart. July 1, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1632797/known-and-solved-sexual-crimes-and-number-of-arrests-by-type-spain/
Ministerio del Interior (España). (2018). Criminal acts against sexual freedom and indemnity known, solved, and arrests made in Spain in 2017, by type. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1632797/known-and-solved-sexual-crimes-and-number-of-arrests-by-type-spain/
Ministerio del Interior (España). "Criminal Acts against Sexual Freedom and Indemnity Known, Solved, and Arrests Made in Spain in 2017, by Type." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Jul 2018, /statistics/1632797/known-and-solved-sexual-crimes-and-number-of-arrests-by-type-spain/
Ministerio del Interior (España), Criminal acts against sexual freedom and indemnity known, solved, and arrests made in Spain in 2017, by type ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1632797/known-and-solved-sexual-crimes-and-number-of-arrests-by-type-spain/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Criminal acts against sexual freedom and indemnity known, solved, and arrests made in Spain in 2017, by type [Graph], Ministerio del Interior (España), July 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1632797/known-and-solved-sexual-crimes-and-number-of-arrests-by-type-spain/