3Palermo

Palermo, Italy: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 3 out of 10 Above average crime

3/10 in Italy · 8/10 in the world

Compared with 106 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 6,021 per 100,000 people (2024)

Crime by type, as recorded by Istat (2024)

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Intentional homicide	8	0.7	0.6
Sexual offences
Sexual violence	114	9.5	11.6
Sexual acts with a minor	12	1	1
Violence
Intentional injury	1,010	84.1	114.2
Assault without injury	323	26.9	30.8
Kidnapping	10	0.8	1.2
Robbery
Robbery	549	45.7	49
Theft and burglary
Theft, all kinds	22,906	1,908.4	1,797.9
Drugs
Drug production, trafficking and illegal holding	751	62.6	56.5
Damage and public order
Criminal damage	3,628	302.3	473.9
Damage by arson	189	15.7	12.7

Source: Istat, updated 28 October 2026.

10/10 Living 10 out of 10, compared with other places in the same country.

Raw score 10.0 out of 10, before ranking.

School: Istituto Comprensivo Statale "Rita Atria" 380 m
School 460 m
School: Istituto Comprensivo Statale ad indirizzo musicale "Rita Atria" 460 m
School: Liceo Musicale Regina Margherita (plesso Guzzetta) 470 m
School: Convitto Nazionale di Stato "Giovanni Falcone" 600 m
Bus stop: Roma - Vucciria 50 m
Bus stop: Roma - Lattarini 80 m
Bus stop: Roma - Lattarini 110 m
Railway station: Palermo Centrale 880 m
Tram or metro stop: Cala 480 m
Doctor or clinic: Casa di Cure Triolo-Zancla 420 m
A&E: Ospedale Civico e Benefratelli "G. Di Cristina" e "M. Ascoli" 1.7 km
Supermarket: Mercado Maqueda 220 m
Supermarket: A Casa Mia - Bistro Ecologica 360 m

Schools count by distance only: there are no inspection grades to use.