8Taranto
Taranto, Italy: crime rate and Safety score
Safety 8 out of 10 Low crime
8/10 in Italy · 10/10 in the world
Compared with 106 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
Weighted crime: 3,706 per 100,000 people (2024)
Crime by type, as recorded by Istat (2024)
| Type | Count | Per 100,000 a year | All places this source covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | |||
| Intentional homicide | 2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Sexual offences | |||
| Sexual violence | 59 | 10.7 | 11.6 |
| Sexual acts with a minor | 4 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Violence | |||
| Intentional injury | 440 | 79.5 | 114.2 |
| Assault without injury | 104 | 18.8 | 30.8 |
| Kidnapping | 5 | 0.9 | 1.2 |
| Robbery | |||
| Robbery | 109 | 19.7 | 49 |
| Theft and burglary | |||
| Theft, all kinds | 5,211 | 941.5 | 1,797.9 |
| Drugs | |||
| Drug production, trafficking and illegal holding | 287 | 51.9 | 56.5 |
| Damage and public order | |||
| Criminal damage | 1,544 | 279 | 473.9 |
| Damage by arson | 153 | 27.6 | 12.7 |
Source: Istat, updated 28 October 2026.
Recorded crime by type (2024)
| Homicide | 2 |
|---|---|
| Sexual offences | 63 |
| Violence | 549 |
| Robbery | 109 |
| Theft and burglary | 5,211 |
| Drugs | 287 |
| Damage and public order | 1,697 |
Living
2/10 Living 2 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.
Raw score 8.7 out of 10, before ranking.
- Schools: 9/10
- Transport: 6/10
- Health: 10/10
- Supermarkets: 10/10
Nearest places
- School 800 m
- School: Liceo Archita 850 m
- School: Liceo Scientifico Galileo Ferraris 850 m
- School: Istituto Tecnico Economico Statale "Pitagora" 880 m
- School: Liceo Archita 890 m
- Bus stop: Via Guglielmo Oberdan 270 m
- Bus stop: Via Leonida Da Taranto 310 m
- Bus stop 320 m
- Railway station: Taranto 2.9 km
- Doctor or clinic: Servizi d'igiene e sanità pubblica 600 m
- A&E: Ospedale SS. Annunziata 10 m
- Supermarket: Sapori di casa - Alimentari 380 m
- Supermarket: Bangla Bazar 470 m
Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.
Other places nearby
- Brindisi 8/10
- Lecce 8/10
- Bari 5/10
- Barletta-Andria-Trani 5/10
- Foggia 3/10
