This statistic presents the result of a survey on the public perception of the occupancy level of prisons in Italy as of 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, respondents estimated that the occupancy level of Italian prisons was 56 percent higher than the maximum occupancy level, while in reality Italian prisons were 16 percent more crowded than their theoretical capacity.
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Ipsos. (December 7, 2018). What do you think the occupancy level* of prisons in Italy is? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/951572/perception-of-prison-occupancy-levels-in-italy/
Ipsos. "What do you think the occupancy level* of prisons in Italy is?." Chart. December 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951572/perception-of-prison-occupancy-levels-in-italy/
Ipsos. (2018). What do you think the occupancy level* of prisons in Italy is?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/951572/perception-of-prison-occupancy-levels-in-italy/
Ipsos. "What Do You Think The Occupancy Level* of Prisons in Italy Is?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951572/perception-of-prison-occupancy-levels-in-italy/
Ipsos, What do you think the occupancy level* of prisons in Italy is? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/951572/perception-of-prison-occupancy-levels-in-italy/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
What do you think the occupancy level* of prisons in Italy is? [Graph], Ipsos, December 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/951572/perception-of-prison-occupancy-levels-in-italy/
