In 2021, 83 hate crimes were reported to the Italian police concerning bias against a particular sexual orientation or gender identity. The most common hate crimes were physical assaults and incitement to violence. Hate crimes are on the rise in Italy. In 2021, over a thousand hate crimes were registered by the police. As for racist and xenophobic crimes, the most common type of hate crime was incitement to violence.
Number of crimes against people targeted for their sexual orientation or gender identity recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type
The source adds the following information: "The data presented here includes information from the police database (SDI) and information gathered by the Observatory for Security against Acts of Discrimination (OSCAD). The breakdown below consists of: (i) SDI data covering the following bias motivations: "race/colour"; ethnicity; nationality; language; anti-Semitism; bias against Roma and Sinti; bias against Muslims; and bias against members of other religions; and (ii) OSCAD data on hate crimes motivated by bias against "sexual orientation and transgender identity" and bias against people with "disability"."
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. (November 16, 2022). Number of crimes against people targeted for their sexual orientation or gender identity recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/660676/crimes-based-on-bias-against-lgbt-people-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. "Number of crimes against people targeted for their sexual orientation or gender identity recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type." Chart. November 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660676/crimes-based-on-bias-against-lgbt-people-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. (2022). Number of crimes against people targeted for their sexual orientation or gender identity recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660676/crimes-based-on-bias-against-lgbt-people-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. "Number of Crimes against People Targeted for Their Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Recorded by The Police in Italy in 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660676/crimes-based-on-bias-against-lgbt-people-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Number of crimes against people targeted for their sexual orientation or gender identity recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660676/crimes-based-on-bias-against-lgbt-people-italy-by-type/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Number of crimes against people targeted for their sexual orientation or gender identity recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type [Graph], Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, November 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/660676/crimes-based-on-bias-against-lgbt-people-italy-by-type/
