Overview
- Official reports published in early June 2026 show recorded hate crimes in 2025 rose 23.6% to 2,417 incidents, the highest total since measurements began in 2014.
- The Ministry of Interior’s Q1 2026 Balance records 595,240 known offences, a 1.0% rise year‑on‑year, with 122,728 cybercrimes representing 20.6% of the total.
- Specific hate‑crime categories jumped sharply in 2025, with islamophobia up about 133%, disfobia up 90%, antisemitism up 86.5% and reported islamophobic incidents online increasing around 450%.
- Regional data show mixed trends: some communities fell overall while local hotspots rose fast, for example A Coruña reported a 19.3% rise in offences and a 148% surge in home robberies, and Galicia had fewer total offences in Q1 2026 but notable increases in domestic burglaries.
- Police figures show active casework — about 1,018 people detained or investigated for hate crimes in 2025 with a 65.6% clearance rate — and unions warn that rising violence and large volumes of cyberfraud are stretching investigative capacity and affecting public safety perceptions.