Thefts recorded by the police in Italy

Police in Italy recorded 1,552 thefts per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Measure: Thefts recorded by the police Unit: Offences per 100,000 inhabitants Data: 2008 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Italy, 2024 1,552 Offences per 100,000 inhabitants
Change from 2023 +47per 100,000 people 2023: 1,506 per 100,000 people
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 731 per 100,000 people Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 9th of 35 See the full ranking

Thefts recorded by the police in Italy over time

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Offences per 100,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Thefts recorded by the police (offences per 100,000 inhabitants), 2008 to 2024
Period Italy
2024 1,552 per 100,000 people
2023 1,506 per 100,000 people
2022 1,430 per 100,000 people
2021 1,184 per 100,000 people
2020 1,027 per 100,000 people
2019 1,516 per 100,000 people
2018 1,681 per 100,000 people
2017 1,766 per 100,000 people
2016 1,867 per 100,000 people
2015 2,022 per 100,000 people
2014 2,167 per 100,000 people
2013 2,184 per 100,000 people
2012 1,796 per 100,000 people
2011 1,750 per 100,000 people
2010 1,595 per 100,000 people
2009 1,953 per 100,000 people
2008 2,085 per 100,000 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +47 from 1,506 per 100,000 people in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 2,167 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −615.
  • Among the 35 countries with data for 2024, Italy has the 9th highest value.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
crim_off_cat · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A iccs=ICCS0502 unit=P_HTHAB
Observation period
2008 to 2024 for Italy
Provider update
29 April 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat