No less than 50% of perpetrators were foreigners

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The claim substantially overestimates the percentage of foreign perpetrators. Official data shows approximately 28-29% of convicted persons for sexual violence are foreigners, which is significantly lower than the claimed 50%.

Omissions

• The claim does not specify the year or the type of sexual violence (all sexual crimes vs. specific categories like gang rape).
• Data from the Ministry of Interior and INE is typically published months after the reference period, so 2025 data would not yet be available by April 2026.

Sources

• PrimaryINE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) - Conviction Statistics 202471.4% of convicted persons in 2024 had Spanish nationality, implying 28.6% were foreigners. For sexual crimes specifically: 1,389 sexual assaults (including 90 considered rape) and 3, sexual abuse cases reported.
• SecondaryEU Fact Check - False claim about 69% of gang rape offendersFact-check addressing similar inflated claims about foreign perpetrators of sexual violence in Spain. The article challenges the methodology of claims attributing high percentages of sexual crimes to foreigners.
• SecondaryMigration Central - Sexual assault convictions dataResearch shows foreign nationals accounted for up to 34% of convictions for sexual assault on females in 2024.