Italy: prison population by crime type 2023

As of June 2023, 33,000 prisoners were incarcerated for property crime. According to data, property crime was the most common crime charged. Moreover, 25,000 individuals were convicted of crime against the person, whereas roughly 19,000 inmates committed drug-related crimes.
As of July 2021, the number of prisoners in Italy was 53 thousand. Data related to the age of prisoners show that individuals aged between 50 and 59 years made up the largest group of incarcerated population in Italy.

Prison population in Italy as of 2023, by crime type

Characteristic	Number of prisoners
Property crime	33,063
Crime against the person	25,055
Drug-related crimes	19,766
Crime against public administration	9,693
Weapons-related crimes	9,168
Mafia-type organized crime*	8,983
Crime against the justice system	6,975
Offence against the family	5,242
Crime against public trust	4,578
Offense	4,019
Public-order crime	2,790
Crime against public safety	1,682
Law on foreigners**	1,584
Offence against religions and deceased	997
Crime against public economy	941
Prostitution	507
Crime against the State	153
Crime against public morals	84
Others	2,178

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June 2023

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Italy

Survey time period

June 2023

Supplementary notes

The data reported for each category corresponds exactly to the number of people convicted for the crime. Whenever a person is convicted of more than one crime, he/she is ascribed in every category. This means that each category must be considered on its own.
**Art. 416-bis Italian Criminal Code
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