There is an explosion of mafia infiltration in the real economy and finance: the thermometer of suspected money laundering operations shows an 85% increase between 2022 and 2023 in the transit of filthy money linked to criminal groups. If, in general, reports of suspicious transactions, mostly recorded by banks, have decreased by about 3% in the last 12 months from 155 thousand to 150 thousand, those attributed to mafias have grown systematically in the last two years: there were 22,654 in 2021, 28,688 in 2022, and then "skyrocketed" to 53,046 in 2023. Rome is the city most saturated by mafia finance, accounting for 5,451 money transactions related to criminal organizations, or 10% of the national total, followed closely by Milan (5,196 reports, 9.8%) and Naples (5,135 moves, 9.7%). The regional capitals of Lazio, Lombardy, and Campania collect one-third of organized crime's dirty money. In Reggio Calabria, Caserta, and Naples, the proportion of "mafia" alerts exceeds or approaches 50%, indicating a chronically dangerous situation. According to Unimpresa Study Center data, mafias also launder filthy money through digital channels: reports of online movements comparable to criminal organizations in 2023 totaled 4,956, accounting for 9.3% of the total.
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