Number of reported crimes in Venice 2018-2022
Between 2018 and 2022, the number of crimes reported by police forces to the judicial authorities in the metropolitan city of Venice floated around 38,000 felonies per year. However, in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, only 29,600 offenses were recorded, with a sharp decline in relation to the previous year due to legal restrictions to mobility and confinement rules enforced to reduce the spread of the virus. After the medical emergency, the number decisively rose to pre-pandemic levels.