Foreigners made 78.67% of 21,808 total Barcelona arrests in 2024. Spaniards were only 21.3% of arrestees. 90.8% of 5,442 theft arrests were foreigners. 83.5% of violent robbery arrests were foreigners. Foreigners dominated car break-in arrests. 74% of drug trafficking arrests were foreigners. 73% of 471 sexual abuse arrests were foreigners. Foreigners outnumbered Spaniards in family violence arrests. Foreigners led homicide attempt arrests 42 to 29. Repeat offenders linked heavily to foreigners via Tremall plan. 452 top repeat arrestees committed over 9,000 crimes. Foreigners overrepresented in arrests vs 51.8% in Catalan prisons. Theft is Barcelona's top crime, almost all by foreigners. Violent robberies widespread and foreigner-driven. Drug production clans from abroad fuel Barcelona trafficking. Police ran 6,000+ ops targeting foreigner-heavy crimes. Stats unchanged from prior two years. Foreign minister admitted non-Spaniards commit major share of crimes.
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