Interior Ministry: 125 women killed in a year, more than one every three days

In one year, between 1 August 2021 and 31 July 2022,

, an increase compared to 108 in the previous 12 months, on average more than one every three days.

This was reported in the

which highlights how 108 of these murders were committed in a family or emotional context, and in particular 68 of these had a partner or a former companion as responsible. 

According to the data, released on the occasion of the National Committee for Public Order and Safety,

, compared to 18,653 in the previous period.

At the same time, the warnings of the commissioner increased, 3,100 against 2,565, of which more than half for domestic violence.

Once the lockdown effect ended,

, even if they remain below the pre-pandemic level: the murders were 319, the robberies 24,644 and the thefts 900 thousand.

Strong increase for computer crimes: 8,814 attacks detected, compared to 4,938 in the previous 12 months.

Almost 2.4 billion were seized from organized crime

, for a total of 7,752 assets.

The value is higher than last year (1.96 billion).

In the same period, 2,741 assets were returned to the community, of which 2,233 properties and 229 companies.

48 fugitives were arrested, 82 judicial police operations against the mafias.