In 2025, the province of Sassari recorded 13,562 crime reports, 6% fewer than the previous year. The rate was 2,881.9 reports per 100,000 residents, placing the area 72nd out of 106 provinces in Il Sole 24 Ore’s Crime Index, compiled on the basis of data from the Public Security Department of the Ministry of the Interior.
The ranking examines offenses reported and recorded by law enforcement agencies: it therefore measures trends in reports, not the total number of crimes committed or individuals’ perceptions of safety. Sassari’s figures reflect a nationwide decline, but the overall picture varies across areas and types of offense.
The Italian provinces with the highest rates of reported crime include Milan, with 7,017.4 offenses per 100,000 residents; Florence, with 6,374.3; and Rome, with 6,094.4. In the regional comparison, Sassari ranks 72nd, while Nuoro is 78th, with 5,358 reports in total and a rate of 2,760.7 per 100,000 residents, down 7.1%.
The metropolitan area of Cagliari ranks 80th: in 2025 it recorded 20,433 reports, or 2,749.9 per 100,000 residents, unchanged from 2024. Oristano, meanwhile, is at the bottom of the national ranking, in 106th place, with 2,505 offenses and a rate of 1,706.5 reports per 100,000 residents. This figure is up 6.1% year on year.
The province of Oristano also ranks among the lowest for certain specific categories: 105th out of 106 for reports of sexual violence, with 4.8 cases per 100,000 residents; last for theft, with a rate of 353.6; and 105th for smuggling-related offenses, with 6.1 reports per 100,000 residents.
Across Italy, there were around 2.36 million reports in 2025, 1.8% fewer than in 2024: according to the reported data, this was the first decline after four years of growth. The decrease in thefts, which fell to 992,660 incidents (-5.9%), was the main factor. Reports of property damage (+3.9%), scams and computer fraud (+4.4%), assaults (+3.4%) and fires (+18.7%) all increased. The provincial figures therefore describe a statistical trend that does not imply a decline in every individual type of offense. The issue of safety in the historic center, as reflected in both data and residents’ perceptions, remains distinct from the overall reading of the index.