Crime and Safety in Catanzaro

Quality of LifeCost of LivingDigital Nomads

👥Population: 358,316

🚑Healthcare: great

📚Education: okay

👮🏽‍♀️Safety: good

🚨Crime: too much

🚌Transport: okay

🚥Traffic: high

🚴‍♂️Cyclable: poor

🏛️Culture: okay

🍸Nightlife: okay

Recreation: poor

🌦️Climate: great

☀️Sunshine: great

🥵Summers: very hot

🥶Winters: not cold

🌧️Rain: average

🌫️Fog: no fog

🍃Air quality: poor

👪For family: okay

👩For women: poor

🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+: okay

🥗For vegans: okay

📈Cost of Living: affordable

🧑🏻Expenses (single person): 1326.3€/m

👩🏽‍🏫Expenses (tourist): 1989.46€/m

🏠Rental (studio apt.): 298.55€/m

🏘️Rental (2-room apt.): 426.5€/m

🏰Rental (3-room apt.): 597.1€/m

🏙️Housing Cost: affordable

💵Local Income: 1237.48€/m

👪Expenses (small family): 1981.41€/m

🏠Sale (studio apt.): 28200€/m

🏘️Sale (2-room apt.): 47000€/m

🏰Sale (3-room apt.): 65800€/m

👩‍💻Nomad-friendly: good

💃Fun: okay

🤗Friendliness: okay

🤐English-speakers: okay

😊Happiness: okay

💸Nomad cost: 1989.46€/m

📡High-speed Internet: poor

📈Innovation: okay

🏖️Beach: excellent

⛰️Hiking: okay

Overview

Crime and Safety

The province of Catanzaro ranks 75 out of 106 for safety according to our data, with a safety score of 4.

There were a total of 3181.744 official reports of crime per 100,000 inhabitants in the province in 2023.

This is in line with the average number of reported crimes per 100,000 inhabitants across all Italian provinces.

This suggests that the crime rate in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Thefts and Robberies

In the province of Catanzaro, there were 33.4 instances of thefts with dexterity (thefts committed with special skill, superior to that normally used by the common thief), 4.399 instances of snatch thefts (thefts committed by someone who takes possession of another's movable property by snatching it from the person's hand or body), 103.223 car thefts, and 61.289 home burglaries per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023.

Below is an overview of how these types of theft compare with the average across all Italian provinces:

Thefts with dexterity are in line with the average. This suggests that the rate of thefts with dexterity in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Snatch thefts are in line with the average. This suggests that the rate of snatch thefts in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Car thefts are in line with the average. This suggests that the rate of car thefts in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Home burglaries are in line with the average. This suggests that the rate of home burglaries in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Violent Crimes

In the province of Catanzaro, there were 15.83 instances of violent crimes (homicides and sexual assaults) per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023.

This is in line with the average number of violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants across all Italian provinces.

This suggests that the violent crime rate in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Organized Crime & Drug-related Crimes

In the province of Catanzaro, there were 21.407 instances of extortions, 3.812 instances of money laundering, and 83.282 drug-related crimes (such as dealing, production, etc.) per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023.

Extortions are in line with the average for provinces in Italy.

This suggests that the rate of extortions in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Money laundering instances are in line with the national average.

This suggests that the rate of money laundering in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Drug-related crimes are in line with the average amongst Italian provinces.

This suggests that the rate of drug-related crimes in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Mafia Activity

The 'Ndrangheta, one of Italy's most powerful mafia organizations, has a significant presence and influence in Catanzaro and the surrounding Calabria region.

Authorities have uncovered numerous examples of the 'Ndrangheta's criminal activities in the area, including arrests of individuals with ties to the mafia group for crimes such as kidnapping and drug trafficking.

Investigations have also led to the seizure of over 2.5 million euros worth of assets belonging to suspected 'Ndrangheta members, highlighting the mafia's infiltration into the local economy.

Furthermore, a deadly arsenal of weapons, including pistols, rifles, machine guns, and Kalashnikovs, was discovered hidden by 'Ndrangheta clans operating in the Catanzaro area, demonstrating the criminal organization's access to significant firepower.

The 'Ndrangheta's presence in Catanzaro has also been linked to providing protection and assistance to a high-profile fugitive from a major mafia investigation, showcasing the group's extensive criminal network in the region.

Accidents

In the province of Catanzaro, there were 9.6 instances of fatal and permanent disability accidents per 10,000 employees, and 1.389 road accident deaths per 10,000 residents in 2023.

Workplace accidents are in line with the national average average.

This suggests that the rate of workplace accidents in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

Road accident deaths are in line with the national average.

This suggests that the rate of road accident deaths in Catanzaro is typical for Italian provinces.

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