A reported 6,952 crimes against minors
were committed in 2023 in Italy, on average 19 every day, an
additional 95 compared to 2022, with a 34% increase over the
last decade and a 89% hike from 2006, according to figures
elaborated by the central police department's criminal analysis
service which are part of the 2024 Dossier "The condition of
children and adolescent girls in the world" presented by the
Foundation Terre des Hommes at the Lower House on Tuesday.
The dossier was presented ahead of the International Day of the
Girl Child on October 11.
The most widespread crimes that rincreased significantly were
forms of abuse committed within the family with 2,843 cases
recorded in 2023, up 6% compared to 2022.
The cases more than doubled from 2013, the dossier said.
Also, in 61% of the cases the victims were girls, according to
the data.
The dossier said the fact that 61% of victims were female was
mainly due to the high rate of sexual violence and aggravated
sexual violence cases, which regarded respectively 89% and 85%
of female victims, followed by sexual acts with minors (79%),
detention of pornographic material and corruption of a minor
(78% of female victims in both instances) and prostitution and
underage pornography (in both cases 64% of victims were girls).
The majority of victims were instead boys in cases of murder
(67%), abandonment of a minor or disabled (61%) and abuse of
means of correction and discipline(59%), among others.
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