In 2020, drugs and psychotropic substances' crimes were the leading cause of imprisonment for both males and females in Italy. Specifically, this was the leading crime committed by about 18.1 thousand male and 655 female prisoners.
Adult prison population in Italy in 2020, by leading type of crime and gender
Characteristic
Male
Female
Drugs and psychotropic substances
18,102
655
Robbery
16,168
542
Crimes of theft
11,682
595
Receiving of stolen goods
10,381
281
Intentional personal injuries
10,328
251
Willful murder
8,333
280
Extortion
7,816
234
Violence, insult against a public officer, resistance to a public officer
7,625
162
Mafia-style or organized crime associations
7,149
125
Private violence, threat
6,853
240
Crimes against the administration of justice
6,174
285
Counterfeiting acts and persons
3,715
183
Maltreatment in the family or against children
3,418
106
Crimes of sexual violence
3,310
59
Damage to property, animals, land, etc.
3,081
80
Criminal association
2,552
99
Crimes of fraud
1,706
124
Offences against public safety
1,483
27
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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Istat. (June 16, 2021). Adult prison population in Italy in 2020, by leading type of crime and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570354/adult-prison-population-in-italy-by-leading-type-of-crime-gender/
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