An average of 9 sexual crimes are reported daily in the Madrid region. The number increased by 7.2% in the first nine months of this year compared to the same period in 2024. If we compare it to the general average … At the national level, the outlook is less rosy: cases in the region have almost doubled, with the increase across Spain reaching 3.7%. In total, 2,420 cases were recorded, according to the official statistics of the Ministry of Interior.
The data seen by the ABC indicates that in terms of sexual assaults with penetration (536), the daily average is close to two rapes, always bearing in mind that we are talking about incidents that are brought to the attention of the security forces. Their total is 4.7% more than in the same previous year. As for the rest of the crimes against sexual freedom, that is, assaults without penetration, they are much higher: 1884 (+7.9%).
Data that worry the government delegate himself, Francisco Martín Aguirre, who yesterday, while presenting the crime balance, admitted that the figures indicating violence against women are alarming, “unbearable and unacceptable”; But “without a doubt” is also interpreted as a reduction in the so-called “dark number,” which refers to victims who do not report attacks, which years ago was 80%. He believes that “things that were not reported before are reported more often.”
“Masculinity will not go unpunished in Madrid,” Martin said, stressing that state security forces and bodies will pursue any crime, especially those that threaten women’s freedom, with the strength and “professionalism” of agents.
The fact is that crime in the area saw a slight decline of 0.8% between January and September, with 56.7 criminal offenses per 1,000 inhabitants. The decrease in Spain is 0.6%. More data: 243,956 traditional violations were recorded between January and September 2024, compared to 238,765 in that period of the current year. Robberies with violence and intimidation, known as thefts, decreased by 9.6%; As for crimes committed by force, they decreased by 8.3%. Among these home offenders, the number of crimes committed in homes increased from 6,736 to 6,139, representing a decrease of 8.9%. Thefts, the most frequently reported crime if cyber crimes are not taken into account, totaled 82,515, or 6% less. Vehicle theft also decreased by 1.8%.
On the other hand, theft crimes of all kinds are declining in the region, while drug crimes, murders, and homicides are increasing
Another song is the drug smuggling song. It rose by 18.1%, an increase that the government delegation attributes to increased police activity. There are more patrols in sensitive areas and an ongoing operation against drug traffickers. Cybercrime deserves a separate chapter: from 54,522 to 57,441 known crimes, it continues to rise (+5.4%). Computer fraud totaled 49,832 (+2.8%) and other cyber crimes rose by 26% (7,609).
Murders and completed murders also rose from 17 to 19, although not counting the crimes committed in October, November and yesterday in Torrejon de Ardoz, the third sexual crime of the year in the region. However, even if the total figure for 2024 is exceeded, the very low rate of violent deaths recorded in Madrid, a province with a population of 7 million, is very notable. These crimes in their first form decreased by 17.5%. But fights and injuries, widely associated with Latino gangs, increased by 9.9%, from 2,669 to 2,934 specifically.
It is striking that while major crime in Madrid fell by 2.7%, there are municipalities with a population of more than 20,000 where it rose between 10% and even more than 20%: in the Civil Guard area, they are Algete (10.6%), Majorada del Campo (15.2%), Rivas Vassia Madrid (17.7%) and Tres Cantos (22.2%). This last city is where it takes place. In the demarcation of the National Police, the following stand out: Torrejón de Ardoz (12.5%) and Aranjuez (19.1%), which was already the Red Lantern in the previous balance (January-June). Parla, where a special plan was deployed, statistics fell by 7.3%.
In his appearance yesterday, Francisco Martin mainly talked about positive data. Among other things, he highlighted that more than 84,800 crimes (35.8%) were solved, a figure more than four points higher than the previous year and at the highest level in the past decade. The rate of arrests and investigations has also reached a record high since 2014. Regarding the number of forces, he said that it had reached its highest levels ever, both in the National Police and in the Civil Guard in the Madrid region. Naturally, those from the central services, outside the higher headquarters and the Madrid command, are included. He added that since 2018 there has been an 11% increase in the total number of clients, most of whom are police (16% more).
“Less tables, more police”
The delegate and the People’s Party in Madrid, and their institutions, have been immersed in a comprehensive confrontation for months, until institutional ties were severed, something unprecedented before. Yesterday, Martin once again asked for a tripartite table to address the problem of violence against women, which on Monday claimed its last victims, in Torrejón de Ardoz. He called on the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to “condemn gender-based murder once and for all” in the region, and also criticized the Popular Party for being “the only party” that does not participate in the working group on violence against women, Ep reports.
0.8%
This is the decrease in crime in Madrid between January and September
19
These are the murders recorded in the area during that period
7.2%
It is the growth of sexual crimes in Madrid
22.2%
Tres Cantos is the Red Lantern, with this increase in crime
At the end of a minute of silence in front of the delegation headquarters, Martin said: “I ask for commitment, I ask for participation, and I ask for partisan discussions to be put aside.” The city’s mayor, José Luis Martínez Almeida, of Cibeles, answered: “Fewer tables and more police, because the problem of sexual assaults is not solved at a table where responsibilities are diluted, competition between many. Let’s see if we can make sure that no one knows that the security authorities belong exclusively to the government delegation.”