Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 16, 2023
Between 2014 and 2022, the annual number of crimes committed in the country decreased. In 2014, the number of crimes reported by the police to the judicial authority amounted to 2.8 million, whereas in 2022, this figure decreased to 2.25 million.
Crime in Italy
In 2019, the most common crime in Italy was theft – the police reported about 1.1 million delinquencies of this kind to the juridical authority. The three regions which registered the highest number of thefts were Lombardy, Lazio and Emilia-Romagna.
Fiat Panda: the most frequently stolen passenger car in Italy
Vehicle theft is another common crime in Italy, which in 2017 about 20 percent of Italians feared. In the year considered, the most frequently stolen passenger cars were the Fiat Panda, Fiat Punto, and Fiat Cinquecento.
Total number of crimes in Italy from 2014 to 2022
| Characteristic | Number of criminal acts |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,255,777 |
| 2021 | 2,104,114 |
| 2020 | 1,900,624 |
| 2019 | 2,301,912 |
| 2018 | 2,371,806 |
| 2017 | 2,429,795 |
| 2016 | 2,487,389 |
| 2015 | 2,687,249 |
| 2014 | 2,812,936 |
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