Motorcycle theft in Palermo
Sicilia · Italy
Palermo is in the top 2% for recorded vehicle theft in Italy — 1.42 per 1,000 residents (2024). We'd strongly recommend secure, off-street parking here.
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
1.42
Percentile
98th
Top 2% riskiest in country
Year
2024
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
0.41
Percentile
96th
Top 4% riskiest in country
Year
2024
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
6.17
Percentile
97th
Top 3% riskiest in country
Year
2024
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
Safer places nearby
Lower recorded theft within 50 km of Palermo:
Rate per 1,000 residents — recorded crime only. Distance is centroid-to-centroid.
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