In 2020, crimes related to drugs and psychotropic substances were the leading cause of imprisonment for both Italian citizens and foreign countries' citizens. About 12.3 thousand Italian citizens and 6.5 thousand foreign citizens were charged with drugs and psychotropic substances' crimes.
Adult prison population in Italy in 2020, by leading type of crime and nationality
Characteristic
Italian citizenship
Foreign citizenships
Drugs and psychotropic substances
12,284
6,473
Robbery
11,919
4,791
Receiving of stolen goods
8,677
1,985
Crimes of theft
8,103
4,174
Extortion
7,323
727
Mafia-style organized crime associations
7,024
250
Intentional personal injuries
6,509
4,070
Wilful murder
6,710
1,903
Crimes against the administration of justice
5,292
1,167
Private violence, threat
5,201
1,892
Violence, insult against a public officer, resistance to a public officer
4,641
3,146
Counterfeiting acts and persons
2,604
1,294
Maltreatment in the family or against children
2,577
947
Damage to property, animals, land etc.
2,257
904
Criminal association
2,092
559
Crimes of sexual violence
1,951
1,418
Crimes of fraud
1,719
111
Offences against public safety
1,329
181
Crimes against religions and the piety of the deceased
Date of release is date of access.
The source adds the following information:
"The sum of the crimes committed by prisoners is higher than the number of prisoners, because each prisoner can perpetrate different types of crime."
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