The Ertzaintza has published statistics on detainees by place of birth
The Ertzaintza has begun to report suspected offenders born in the Basque Country, other Autonomous Communities and abroad, distinguishing in this section those from EU countries, the rest of Europe, the Maghreb, the rest of Africa, Latin America, the United States and Canada, Asia, Oceania and other unspecified foreign countries.
The Ertzaintza has produced a report containingthe data of the persons arrested and investigated for the crime committed and, as a novelty,the place of birth , a statistic that can be consulted on the official website of the Ertzaintza, where the data currently accumulated between January and September can be consulted.
The publication comes in the midst of the controversy that arose after the Basque Government's Department of Security changed its approach last October and began to report in press releases on the geographical origin of the detainees.
For this reason, the Arartekohas opened an ex officio action to find out why the Ertzaintza has begun to act in this way 14 years ago when the same institution recommended not to provide this data, as confirmed by sources from the institution.
The Ertzaintza has now released an official report providing data on crime in the Basque Country and on detainees and investigators , broken down by place of birth.
This provides information on suspected offenders born in the Basque Country, in other Autonomous Communities and abroad, distinguishing between those from EU countries, the rest of Europe, the Maghreb, the rest of Africa, Latin America, the United States and Canada, Asia, Oceania and other unspecified foreign countries.
According to official information, in the first nine months of 2025, 80,111 criminal offences were recorded in the Basque Country, of which 19,379 were cybercrimes, for which 5,230 persons were arrested and 23,528 investigated.
Depending on the type of offence, the statistics contain information on homicides, injuries, crimes against sexual freedom and crimes against property, among others. In each criminal case, data are provided on detainees and persons under investigation, depending on their birth.
Zupiria has assured Thursday that the Ombudsman's office will receive a "formal and official" response from its department on the reasons that have led it to report on the geographical origin of the persons detained by the Ertzaintza.
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