In 2023, more than one in four Italian
citizens (26.6%) consider the place where they live to be
unsafe, according to a survey conducted by polling and research
agency Eurispes in cooperation with the Department of Public
Security and the Central Directorate of the Criminal Police.
The percentage rises in the South (30.5%) and on the Islands
(38.4%).
Among the crimes that most worry Italians in terms of security,
home theft (26.6%), physical aggression (17.7%) and the fear of
being mugged (11.1%) stand out. Theft of personal data on the
Internet worries 9.9% of citizens, while fraud, theft from a
parked car and robbery reach percentages of around 7%. 4.8% are
afraid of being sexually assaulted and 2.9% of being subjected
to other crimes.
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