Politics · Italy · 1 day ago
Concern about safety in Italy has more than tripled since 2022
An Ipsos poll found that 35% of people in Italy now cite safety as a concern, up from 10% in October 2022.
Safety has risen from tenth to second place among the issues people name.
The poll also found that 46% feel little or not at all safe in their local area, while 54% feel fairly or very safe.
Common crime, youth gangs and urban decay are among the leading concerns, alongside immigration and gender-based violence.
Concerns vary by political leaning: irregular immigration is a bigger worry for centre-right voters, while gender-based violence ranks higher among opposition voters.
Overall, 64% say the government’s measures on safety have been of little or no effectiveness.
Views are almost evenly split between favouring tougher enforcement and prioritising prevention.
Concern about safety among Italians has risen from 10% in October 2022 to 35%, according to an Ipsos survey reported by Corriere della Sera.
Safety now ranks second among concerns, up from tenth place at the end of 2022.
Some 46% of respondents feel unsafe in their local area, while 54% say they feel very or fairly safe.
Common crime, youth gangs and urban decay are among the main safety concerns.
Most respondents, 64%, say government measures on safety have been of little or no effectiveness.
- Who
- Italian respondents to an Ipsos survey.
- What
- Concern about safety has risen to 35%, more than three times the 10% recorded in October 2022.
- When
- The survey compares October 2022 with the present; the article was published on October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- Not stated
Voters who consider government measures at least partly effective
Center-left voters who consider them ineffective
Assessment of government measures
Voters who consider government measures at least partly effective
60% of voters for the governing majority consider the measures at least partly effective.
Center-left voters who consider them ineffective
51% of center-left voters consider them not effective at all, and 34% say they were of little effectiveness.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Safety was cited as a concern by 10% of survey respondents.
Safety ranked tenth among concerns.
Safety is cited by 35% of respondents and ranks second.
- Safety concern in October 2022
- 10%
- Safety concern in the present
- 35%
- Feeling unsafe in local area
- 46%
- Feeling very or fairly safe in local area
- 54%
- Government measures rated of little or no effectiveness
- 64%
Sources
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