Italy: prison population by crime type 2024

As of June 2024, 35,000 prisoners were incarcerated for property crime, the most common crime charged. Moreover, 27,000 individuals were convicted of crime against the person, whereas 12,000 inmates committed drug-related crimes.
As of October 2024, the number of prisoners in Italy was 62,110. Data related to the age of prisoners show that individuals aged between 50 and 59 years constituted the largest group of incarcerated population in Italy.

Prison population in Italy as of 2024, by crime type

Characteristic	Number of prisoners
Property crimes	34,931
Crimes against the person	26,968
Drug-related crimes	12,069
Crimes against public administration	10,898
Weapons-related crimes	9,325
Mafia-type organized crime*	9,242
Crimes against the justice system	7,643
Crimes against the family	6,521
Crimes against public trust	4,824
Offenses	4,246
Public-order crimes	2,775
Crimes against public safety	1,776
Law on foreigners**	1,591
Offence against religions and deceased	981
Crimes against public economy	959
Prostitution	455
Crimes against the State	163
Crimes against public morals	88
Other crimes	2,127

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Release date

June 2024

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Italy

Survey time period

As of June 2024

Supplementary notes

* As defined in the article 416-bis of the Italian Criminal Code

** Legge stranieri

The data reported for each category correspond exactly to the number of people convicted for the crime. Whenever a person is convicted of more than one crime, he/she is ascribed to every category. Hence, each category must be considered on its own.

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