Italian towns increase transparency about mafia assets
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Libera, an Italian association, reported that 938 of 1,174 towns and cities receiving assets seized from the Mafia now publish lists of those assets on their websites.
The organization’s fourth “RimanDATI” report, created with the help of volunteers and data from Istat, found that nearly 80% of municipalities are complying with transparency requirements. This represents a 15% increase from a similar report in 2024 and a considerable improvement from 2021, when only 38% of towns published the information.
The report also assessed larger regional entities. Ten provinces and metropolitan cities received confiscated goods, but the Province of Messina does not publish a list. Of the six Italian regions receiving confiscated assets, Calabria does not publish a list, while Sicily and Lazio provide lists that are difficult for the public to find and use.
Libera’s national director for confiscated assets, Tatiana Giannone, stated that transparency “means giving lifeblood to democracy, legality, and justice.” The organization intends to continue monitoring municipalities until 100% publish the required information, believing that accessible data returns power to the community. The northern regions of Italy lead in transparency, with 88.5% compliance, followed by the central regions at 77.8%, and the south and islands at 75%.
