Italy

In brief

Homicides per 100,000 people: 0.6 (2023). World rank 14 of 149 (1 = best); in Europe, 2 of 43. Road deaths per 100,000 people: 5.3 (2019). World rank 29 of 186 (1 = best); in Europe, 20 of 41. Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–⁠100: 73.6 (2025). World rank 82 of 207 (1 = best); in Europe, 26 of 45. From 2015 to 2025: political stability and absence of violence 72.6 → 73.6 (score 0–⁠100). Worse than all its neighbours (Austria, France, San Marino, Slovenia, and Switzerland): road deaths per 100,000 people.