In total 1,228,454 crimes were
reported in Italy in the first seven months of 2023, according
to figures released by the interior ministry on Tuesday.
This represents of decrease of 5.46% over the same period in
2022.
The number of reported homicides remained stable at 195, the
ministry said.
However, the number of murders attributed to organised crime
fell by 36.36%.
Femicides fell by 7.79% to 71, of which 57 were perpetrated
within the family including 35 by an intimate partner or former
intimate partner.
In the reporting period armed robberies stood at 15,486 and
thefts at 554,975), a slight increase over 2022.
In total 434,940 people were reported to police, of whom 86,543
were arrested.
This compares with 490,097 people reported and 90,451 arrested
in the same period in 2022.
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