In 2021, there were over 200 hate crimes against people with disabilities in Italy. The most common types of hate crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities were physical assault, theft, and robbery. That year, there was also a case of homicide.
Number of crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type
Characteristic
Number of crimes
Theft/ robbery
56
Damage to property
50
Physical assault
38
Threats/ threatening behaviour
35
Unspecified
7
Sexual assault
7
Incitement to violence
6
Disturbance of the peace
2
Homicide
1
Vandalism
1
Unspecified
3
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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 motivated by bias against people with disabilities recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/660681/crimes-motivated-by-bias-against-people-with-disabilities-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. "Number of crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type ." Chart. November 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660681/crimes-motivated-by-bias-against-people-with-disabilities-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. (2022). Number of crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/660681/crimes-motivated-by-bias-against-people-with-disabilities-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. "Number of Crimes Motivated by Bias against People with Disabilities Recorded by The Police in Italy in 2021, by Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660681/crimes-motivated-by-bias-against-people-with-disabilities-italy-by-type/
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Number of crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities recorded by the police in Italy in 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/660681/crimes-motivated-by-bias-against-people-with-disabilities-italy-by-type/ (last visited April 13, 2025)
Number of crimes motivated by bias against people with disabilities 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/660681/crimes-motivated-by-bias-against-people-with-disabilities-italy-by-type/
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