Vehicle Theft EU

Motorcycle theft in Matera

Basilicata · Italy

Lower risk

Matera is in the top 91% for recorded vehicle theft in Italy — 0.02 per 1,000 residents (2024). Relatively low recorded theft — still always lock up.

Based on motorcycle theft — recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported; actual incidence is higher.

Official Recorded Data

Motorcycle theft

Rate per 1,000 residents

0.02

Percentile

9th

Top 91% riskiest in country

Year

2024

3 recorded thefts189,095 residents
Low count — treat with caution

Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.

Motorcycles & mopeds only. This figure covers only the vehicle type named above — not all motor vehicles.

Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.

Source: ISTAT DCCV_DELITTIPS Istituto Nazionale di Statistica · CC-BY 4.0 · Retrieved Jun 2026

Moped/scooter theft

Rate per 1,000 residents

0.07

Percentile

46th

Top 54% riskiest in country

Year

2024

14 recorded thefts189,095 residents

Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.

Mopeds/scooters only. This figure covers only the vehicle type named above — not all motor vehicles.

Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.

Source: ISTAT DCCV_DELITTIPS Istituto Nazionale di Statistica · CC-BY 4.0 · Retrieved Jun 2026

Car theft

Rate per 1,000 residents

0.68

Percentile

69th

Top 31% riskiest in country

Year

2024

129 recorded thefts189,095 residents

Recorded crime only. Vehicle theft is significantly underreported — actual incidence is higher.

All motor vehicles. This figure covers cars, vans, motorcycles, and all other motor vehicles combined — not motorcycles or scooters specifically.

Denominator: resident population. Per 1,000 residents (the only freely available town-level denominator). Not per registered vehicle.

Source: ISTAT DCCV_DELITTIPS Istituto Nazionale di Statistica · CC-BY 4.0 · Retrieved Jun 2026

Area Map

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Matera is already calmer than most places nearby — but here are some alternatives within 50 km:

Rate per 1,000 residents — recorded crime only. Distance is centroid-to-centroid.

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