(ANSA) – ROME, FEB 19 – Italy is the least violent country in
the European Union along with Malta, according to a report by
the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights that was released on
Friday.
The report said only 3% of the people it surveyed in Italy said
they had experienced physical violence in the last five years,
compared to an EU average of 9%.
The rate was highest in Estonia (18%), Finland (16%) and the
Czech Republic (16%). It said 17% of people in Italy had experienced acts of
harassment in the last five years, compared to an EU average of
41%.
However, the report said that 70% of the women who suffered
harassment did not report it. (ANSA).