Vehicle Theft EU

Motorcycle theft in Lecce

Puglia · Italy

Average risk

Lecce is in the top 39% for recorded vehicle theft in Italy — 0.12 per 1,000 residents (2024). About typical for Italy — still lock up carefully.

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

0.12

Percentile

61th

Top 39% riskiest in country

Year

2024

95 recorded thefts764,491 residents

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

0.10

Percentile

62th

Top 38% riskiest in country

Year

2024

79 recorded thefts764,491 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

1.55

Percentile

80th

Top 20% riskiest in country

Year

2024

1,188 recorded thefts764,491 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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No nearby areas with notably lower recorded theft within 50 km.

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