Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy

Italy: Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex was 4,634 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4,634
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 37 countries
All-time high
10,353
in 2020
All-time low
4,634
in 2024
Years of data
14
2010–2024

Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy, 2010–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2010201720242010: 6.7k2012: 6.3k2013: 6.8k2014: 6.9k2015: 6.5k2016: 6.4k2017: 6.5k2018: 6.6k2019: 6.7k2020: 10.4k2021: 4.8k2022: 4.8k2023: 4.7k2024: 4.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 4,634 for personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy peaked at 10,353 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,634, in 2024.

That places Italy 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 6,654
2012 6,347 -4.6%
2013 6,783 +6.9%
2014 6,939 +2.3%
2015 6,496 -6.4%
2016 6,368 -2.0%
2017 6,508 +2.2%
2018 6,634 +1.9%
2019 6,737 +1.6%
2020 10,353 +53.7%
2021 4,816 -53.5%
2022 4,837 +0.4%
2023 4,700 -2.8%
2024 4,634 -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 6,607 6,347 6,939 9
2020s 5,868 4,634 10,353 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Germany 21,952 compare
  2. 2 France 7,654 compare
  3. 3 Romania 6,732 compare
  4. 5 Spain 3,003 compare
  5. 6 Poland 2,935 compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 2,706 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy?
Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex in Italy was 4,634 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest personnel in the criminal justice system by sex recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 10,353 in 2020.
What is the lowest personnel in the criminal justice system by sex recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 4,634 in 2024.
How does Italy rank for personnel in the criminal justice system by sex?
Italy ranks 4th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
Is personnel in the criminal justice system by sex rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personnel in the criminal justice system by sex
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 568 data points, 2008–2024
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