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Gender-based violence and crime against minors in Italy

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Reports from Istat regarding and the Terre des Hommes Foundation highlight significant trends in violence against women in Italy highlight both current helpline usage and historical patterns of abuse. minors in Italy. In 2025, the national 1522 helpline for violence and stalking recorded over 61,000 valid calls. The most common reported types of calls, with 25,970 made directly by victims. Reported violence types included psychological (36.1%), physical (28%), sexual (4.6%), sexual violence (36.1%) against minors (1.1%), and physical economic violence (28%). (2.2%). In 36.5% of cases, victims reported the abuse had been ongoing for years. Regional data indicated higher incidence rates in varies, with Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Lombardy, and Lazio, Lazio reaching 9.5 per 10,000 women. Further research women, while Marche saw a recent increase in call volume despite a lower incidence rate of 6.68 per 10,000. Research conducted between March 2025 and January 2026 revealed that approximately three million Italian women aged 16 to 75 experienced physical or sexual violence before the age of 16. This accounts for 16, representing 15.3% of women in that demographic. The study noted that violence frequently occurs within family or relational contexts involving known individuals. 58.4% of women who suffered childhood sexual abuse did not report it. A significant correlation was identified exists between childhood and adult experiences, as 57.2% of women who suffered sexual violence before age 16 also experienced physical or sexual violence after age 16. later. Among foreign women in Italy, women, the incidence rate was 11.4%, with refugees recording the highest rate peaking at 22.4%. New data from the Terre des Hommes Foundation, based on Italian State Police records, shows 22.4% for refugees. Crimes against minors reached a record 7,272 minors were victims of crime in Italy in 2025. This represents 2025, a 43% increase compared to over 2015. Family Domestic maltreatment was the most prevalent category, affecting affected 3,008 victims (41.4%), a 109% increase over the last decade. Sexual violence accounted for 1,545 victims, with girls and women representing approximately 83% to 89% of cases. Additionally, an investigation by mUp Research for Facile.it identified 128,000 women in Italy as victims of economic violence. This includes violence, including 102,000 women who reported having no personal income or savings because partners forbade them were forbidden from working—a trend twice as frequent in Central and Southern Italy compared to the North. working by partners.

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  1. 2026-10-21 16:14 UTC Gender-based violence and crime against minors in Italy
  2. 2026-10-13 08:43 UTC Gender-based violence and crime against minors in Italy
  3. 2026-10-09 07:42 UTC Gender-based violence and crime against minors in Italy
  4. 2026-09-21 08:35 UTC Gender-based violence statistics in Italy

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