In 2018 5,990 minors were the
victims of violent crime in Italy, up 3% with respect to 2017,
according to a report released by the Terre des Hommes NGO on
Friday.
It said that in 59.4% of the cases the victim was a girl.
The report said a third of the victims had suffered abuse
within the family home.
It said 16 minors were killed in homicides in 2018, down from
22 in 2017.
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