Crimes against sexual freedom in the Basque Country have increased by an average of 8%

Crimes against sexual freedom inthe Basque Country increased by an average of 8% in 2025, according to data from the annual report of the Basque Public Prosecutor's Office.

Last year, 2,200 cases were reportedand the increase in these crimes was particularly accentuated in Álava. Lumber of the survey warns that prevention and awareness-raising work for minors "is not working".

The report also notes a significant increase in the number of crimes committed by young people , with an upward trend in robbery with force, homicide and sexual assault.

On the other hand, property crimes in the Basque Country have increased by almost 9% in the last year, in addition to violent robbery with a knife.

In the last year, almost 20,000 crimes against heritage and socio-economic order were recorded in the Basque Country, an increase of 1,600 offences (an increase of 8.6 per cent), with scams continuingto be the most numerous, followed by robberies on public roads with violence or intimidation, mostly by stab wounds.

By territory, the increase has been 13% in Bizkaia and 11% in Gipuzkoa, while in Álava the increase has been more moderate, a phenomenon which, according to the report of the Public Prosecutor's Office, causes "public insecurity, tranquillity and stupidity".