# Hate crime incidents in Italy

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/hate-crime-incidents-in-italy
> Updated: 2026-09-26T10:47:06.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

In early September 2026, a racially motivated attack occurred in Francavilla al Mare, where a Dominican man was assaulted by a group of youths. The suspects, including five adults and one minor, were reported to prosecutors for aggravated personal injury involving racial insults and physical violence.

By late September, reports emerged of a violent homophobic attack in Bologna involving a group of young people of African origin. This incident prompted Bologna officials to join legal proceedings as a civil party. The subsequent social discourse included criticism from former Police Chief Franco Gabrielli, who addressed the use of the term ‘maranza’ to describe youth and characterized certain government responses to such crimes as “political degeneration” driven by a “market of fear” regarding migration.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-26: Franco Gabrielli criticizes ‘maranza’ label following Bologna hate crime

Former Police Chief Franco Gabrielli criticized the use of the term ‘maranza’ following a homophobic attack in Bologna involving a group of youths of African origin.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/franco-gabrielli-criticizes-maranza-label-following-bologna-hate-crime

### 2026-09-10: Francavilla al Mare: Six reported for racially motivated attack

Six people have been reported to Italian prosecutors for a racially motivated mass assault against a Dominican man in Francavilla al Mare.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/francavilla-al-mare-six-reported-for-racially-motivated-attack

---
Cite as: Hate crime incidents in Italy. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/hate-crime-incidents-in-italy