Overview
- Police data show 964 people were detained more than once for the same offence in 2025, an increase of 114 from 2024.
- Bizkaia accounted for 545 repeat detainees, including 263 in Bilbao, according to the provincial breakdown.
- Gipuzkoa recorded 202 repeat detainees, a 5% rise from 192 in 2024, remaining below 2022 and 2023 levels.
- Within Gipuzkoa, 83 repeat detainees were tied to property crimes, up 20% from the prior year, with 41 of those arrests in Donostia–San Sebastián, a 28% increase.
- Across the Basque Country, the most common repeat offences were crimes against property and the socio-economic order, with 212 people detained more than once in that category.