"The victims killed in a couple or family relationship are
139 (45.9% of the total)
, 39 men and 100 women. 58.8% of women are victims of a partner or ex partner (57.8% in 2020 and 61.3% in 2019). Minors are killed by people they know".
The Istat data on the victims of homicide in the year 2021 released today say so.
In general, "in 2021 homicides decreased slightly, 303 were committed (315 in 2019, 286 in 2020). In
184 cases
the victims are men and in
119 they are women
. The decrease in homicides of women and those of men are slightly increasing, which had instead decreased in 2020 (170)".
This is confirmed by the Istat data released today relating to 2021. "19.1% of the victims are foreigners, a stable figure over time - explains the research institute -, in most cases (63.8%) men. Among the Italians, males are 60% of the total. Homicides due to organized crime are still decreasing: 23 in 2021, equal to 7.6% of the total (29 in 2019 and 19 in 2020)."