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Italy: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 0.6 homicides per 100,000 people (2023)
- -31% in 10 years (since 2013)
- 3rd lowest rate of 14 in Southern Europe
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2023.
Safety 8 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in Italy
Crime recorded by the police (2024)
| Crime | Recorded | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Intentional homicide | 336 | 0.6 |
| Attempted intentional homicide | 1,143 | 1.9 |
| Serious assault | 1,201 | 2 |
| Kidnapping | 116 | 0.2 |
| Sexual violence | 7,423 | 12.6 |
| Sexual exploitation | 2,090 | 3.5 |
| Robbery | 29,351 | 49.8 |
| Theft | 915,385 | 1,552.3 |
| of which: Theft of vehicles or parts | 136,544 | 231.5 |
| Drug offences | 31,841 | 54 |
| Fraud | 432,063 | 732.7 |
| Corruption | 2,504 | 4.3 |
| of which: Bribery | 306 | 0.5 |
| Money laundering | 1,906 | 3.2 |
| Attacks on computer systems | 26,036 | 44.2 |
| Taking part in an organised crime group | 503 | 0.9 |
| Environmental pollution (2023) | 1,619 | 2.7 |
| Illegal waste movement or dumping (2023) | 4,868 | 8.3 |
| Trade in protected species (2023) | 232 | 0.4 |
| Depletion of natural resources (2023) | 123 | 0.2 |
Each country defines and records crime in its own way, so these figures compare a country with itself over time better than with other countries.
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 0.5 |
| 2019 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 0.6 |
| 2017 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 0.7 |
| 2015 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | 0.8 |
| 2013 | 0.8 |
| 2012 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | 1.3 |
