This rise is primarily attributed to increases in offenses such as sexual assaults, vehicle thefts, and violent and intimidating robberies. In contrast, completed homicides and murders have seen a significant reduction.
The Ministry of the Interior detailed that conventional crime grew by 0.5% across the archipelago, reaching 46,672 offenses. Meanwhile, cybercrime decreased by 0.6%, with 8,533 cases reported in the same period.
The most significant increases were seen in vehicle theft, up 17.9% (824 cases compared to 699 last year), and robberies with violence and intimidation, which rose by 12% (1,126 compared to 1,005).
Offenses against sexual freedom grew by 5.5%, totaling 560 cases. Within this category, sexual assaults involving penetration specifically increased by 8.1%, with 107 cases recorded.
Intentional homicides and completed murders decreased by 35%, with 13 cases compared to 20 the previous year. However, attempted offenses of this nature rose by 10.7%, totaling 31 cases.
Conversely, drug trafficking fell by 3.1% (413 cases), and petty thefts decreased by 2.4% (14,534 cases).
In the province of Las Palmas, conventional crime rose by 0.4% while cybercrime dropped by 4.9%. In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, conventional crime increased by 0.6%, and cybercrime saw a 5% rise.
On an island basis, Tenerife experienced an 0.8% increase in conventional crime and a 0.6% rise in cybercrime. La Palma saw a 2% reduction in conventional crime but a notable 266% surge in cybercrime. El Hierro experienced decreases in both types of crime (-27.9% conventional, -22% cyber), as did La Gomera (-0.5% conventional, -9.8% cyber).
Gran Canaria saw its conventional crime increase by 1.5% while cybercrime decreased by 3.4%. Lanzarote and Fuerteventura also recorded drops in conventional crime (-2.6% and -2.2% respectively) and cybercrime (-14.1% and -8.5% respectively).
