The most recent report of the Italian Ministry of the Interior reveals that between January 2023 and July 2024, 499 homicides were committed in Italy. The number of homicides has recorded a decreasing trend since 2011. Overall, about 2.3 million criminal acts were reported in Italy in 2023. Femicide Femicide, a homicide in which a woman is killed for gender-based reasons, poses a serious problem around the world. In 2018, roughly one in six Italians believed that femicide was on the rise. Women, victims of homicide, are often related to the culprit; in 2022, 74 women in Italy were killed by their partner. Crime in Italy In 2023, the most common crime in Italy was theft. Law enforcement corps reported one million cases of this delinquency to the juridical authority, with the highest theft rate in the Metropolitan city of Milan.

In 2023, 117 women in Italy were victims of homicide, with a decreasing trend line since 2002. In 2003, the peak of 192 homicides of females was reached. Among the ones murdered in 2023, 48 women were killed by a partner, 15 by an ex-partner, and 31 by a relative.

In 2023, 117 women were killed in Italy., nine less compared to 2022. Specifically, more than half of the homicides were committed either by the partner or by the ex-partner of the victim, whereas in 27 percent of the cases, the killer was a relative of the victim.

Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people) in Italy was reported at 0.51148 in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Italy - Intentional homicides (per 100;000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This statistic illustrates the annual number of male victims of homicide in Italy in from 2010 to 2017. According to the data, the highest number of male victims was registered in 2011 (381 victims per 100,000 inhabitants of the same gender). As of 2017, the number of murders was the lowest during the concerned period, with 234 cases of man murdered in Italy.

Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data was reported at 0.800 Ratio in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.800 Ratio for 2014. Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 1.100 Ratio from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2015, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.776 Ratio in 1995 and a record low of 0.800 Ratio in 2015. Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: per 100,000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; Weighted average;

Between 1983 and 2017, the number of homicides related to mafia in Italy decreased. In the years between 1988 and 1992, 2.6 thousand homicides were committed by mafia organizations. From 2013 to 2017, the number of homicides amounted to 233.

In the last years, the number of reported mafia associations also experienced a decrease. In particular, in the year 2005, there were 153 organizations in Italy which were classified as mafia crime groups. In 2018, 93 mafia associations were known in Italy.

Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data was reported at 0.868 Ratio in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.150 Ratio for 2015. Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data is updated yearly, averaging 1.497 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.070 Ratio in 2000 and a record low of 0.868 Ratio in 2016. Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: Male: per 100,000 Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, male are estimates of unlawful male homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

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Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data was reported at 0.488 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.445 Ratio for 2015. Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data is updated yearly, averaging 0.535 Ratio from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2016, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.661 Ratio in 2003 and a record low of 0.445 Ratio in 2015. Italy IT: Intentional Homicides: Female: per 100,000 Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Italy – Table IT.World Bank: Health Statistics. Intentional homicides, female are estimates of unlawful female homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.; ; UN Office on Drugs and Crime's International Homicide Statistics database.; ;

In 2023, the metropolitan city of Milan ranked first in terms of crime rate, as it recorded 7,100 felonies per 100,000 inhabitants. Furthermore, the provinces of Rome and Florence followed with around 6,000 cases reported. In Milan, burglaries in shops and thefts were much more common than in any other Italian provinces. Frequent car thefts The Southern province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, in the region of Apulia, was the place in Italy with the highest rate of stolen cars. Roughly 697 cases per every 100,000 residents were registered in 2019. Catania had the second-largest rate with about 656 reports. Nationwide, the three most frequently stolen car models belonged to Fiat, the leading Italian vehicle manufacturer. Moreover, a Lancia car model ranked fourth. This company was also part of the Fiat Group, which, however, only sells vehicles in Italy. Mafia associations  In the last years, the number of mafia associations in Italy experienced a decline. However, there are still dozens of mafia-type organizations in the country. The Southern region of Campania was the place faced with the largest amount of crime associations. In total, 67 of such crimes were reported in Campania in 2019.

This statistic shows the number of murder cases committed by the Mafia in Italy from the firstsemester of 2015 to the second semester of 2017, by organization type. According to the study results, the Campanian Mafia committed the most killings over the selected period, and was responsible for 28 murder cases in the second half of 2017.

We calculate excess mortality, i.e., attributable to Covid-19, across all (7,272) Italian municipalities using death registry data (see References) by deducting from a municipality's (daily) number of deaths the average number of deaths over the previous five years in the same municipality, using an evenly-spaced-around window of seven days. The date ("GE" column) is in "mmdd" format, while the municipality code ("codice_comune" column) follows standard ISTAT codes. The sample period runs from February to April 2020, and excludes municipalities that were never hit by the Covid-19 disease within the first four months of 2020, i.e. cumulative mortality rate among residents of a municipality did not reach a threshold of 100 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants.

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Number of infant deaths in Italy was reported at 917 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Italy - Number of infant deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

The primary source of the data relating to the causes of death is represented by the "death card" prepared by the National Statistical Institute (Istat) which must be filled in by the attending physician or by the physician who assisted the deceased patient. This form, according to the 1990 Mortuary Police (Rpm) regulation (Presidential Decree 285/90), is in duplicate and must be sent by the Municipality of death to Istat and to the Local Health Unit of death.

Italy recorded 190080 Coronavirus Deaths since the epidemic began, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In addition, Italy reported 25828252 Coronavirus Cases. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Italy Coronavirus Deaths.

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In 2019, the Southern province of Naples had the largest number of homicide carried out by mafia organizations. Eleven of ** voluntary manslaughters occurred in Naples. That year, all ** homicides happened in the Southern regions or on the islands.