| Characteristic | Number of incidents* |
|---|---|
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
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Spain
2018
* Data from the State Security Forces and Corps, the Foral Police of Navarra, and local police that provide data to the Crime Statistics System are computed.
- Data on cleared cases by the Ertzaintza are not available.
- Data on victimizations by the Ertzaintza or Mossos d’Esquadra are not available.
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.
- Cleared cases: a case is considered cleared 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 commission of a criminal offense.
- The concept of victimization refers to the number of incidents reported by individuals who claim to be victims or harmed as a result of a criminal offense. It differs from the concept of victim, which refers to individual persons.
