It's official: 1 million Romanians in Italy

Joi, 25 martie 2010, 13:39 English | Top News

The Caritas - IDOS report, Romanians in Italy between rejection and acceptance, presented on Thursday at Rome confirms what estimates foresaw: in 2010, Romanians in Italy total officially, 1 million. If the ISTAT statistics talked about 953,000 Romanians with residence in Italy, Caritas added the 55,000 Romanians who are waiting for a final decision on their residence applications.

However, the number of requests might be double which might increase the total number of Romanians. The study is the most recent in Italy. Among others, it clarifies the questions related to criminality rates among the Romanian community. Even though Italians associate Romanians with high criminality rates, the statistics reveal the contrary: Romanians make up 25% of the total foreigners and only 13.8% were accused.