In 2020, the Italian regions with the highest number of violent crimes were Lombardy, Campania, and Lazio. They were, however, also Italy's most populous regions. That year, there were ** thousand records of violent crimes in the Northern region of Lombardy. Campania, in the South, had the second-most violent crimes at **** thousand, while Lazio counted ** thousand reports. Violent crime sub-categories include homicide, murder, assault, manslaughter, sexual assault, rape, robbery, negligence, endangerment, and kidnapping. Data was provided by Mine Crime, an Italian company which collects data on criminality in Italy.

As of 2023, Lombardy was the Italian region with the highest number of crime records. That year, this region registered almost ******* reports. Lombardy is also the largest region in terms of population, with *********** inhabitants. Lazio, where Rome is located, followed with ******* cases.

Between 2014 and 2023, 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 2023, this figure decreased to 2.34 million. Crime in Italy In 2023, the most common crime in Italy was theft. The police reported about one million delinquencies to the juridical authority. The three regions with the highest number of thefts were Lombardy, Lazio, and Campania. 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.

Sexual violence is any sexual act or attempt to obtain a sexual act by violence or coercion, acts to traffic a person or acts directed against a person's sexuality, regardless of the relationship to the victim. Between 2006 and 2014, the number of sexual violence cases reported to the authorities in Italy increased. In 2023, 6,231 rapes occurred in the country. Lombardy was the region with the highest reports nationwide, with over one thousand cases of sexual violence.

In 2022, the number of sexual violence cases reported to the authorities in Italy amounted to around 6,300. The highest number of rapes was recorded in Lombardy, with 1,300 cases, followed by Emilia-Romagna and Lazio.