Balearics: 23 reports of violence against women a day

Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Islands: new figures show courts received an average of 23 reports of violence against women a day from April to June 2026. The total reached 2,098, up 11.7% on the same period last year. The Observatory against Domestic and Gender Violence, part of Spain’s General Council of the Judiciary, published the figures on 23 October.

Spain’s highest reporting rate

The courts recorded 1,846 women affected by gender-based violence, 8.1% more than a year earlier. Across the Balearics, 29.4 women per 10,000 reported it — the highest rate in Spain, against a national figure of 20 per 10,000.

Fewer requests for protection

From April to June, courts received 442 requests for protection orders, down from 578 in the same quarter last year. They granted 342 orders.

Separately, courts received 168 reports of sexual violence outside current or former partnerships. They received 26 requests for protection orders in those cases and granted 20.

Topics: Court cases · Police · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com