In 2020 in Italy there were 465 acts of intimidation, threats and violence directed at mayors, councilors, municipal and municipal councilors, regional administrations and employees of the Public Administration. The figure emerges from the tenth report "Administrators under fire" of the Public Notice, presented today.

An average of 9 intimidations per week, one threat every 19 hours.

And Sardinia in this sad ranking is in fifth place, with 21 cases.

As many as 89 provinces involved, the highest figure ever recorded in 10 years of monitoring and for the fourth consecutive year, Campania has registered the highest number of intimidations at the national level, with 85 cases recorded (92 in 2019). Apulia and Sicily follow paired with 55 acts of intimidation, which mark a clear decrease compared to 2019, respectively by 23 and 17 percent. Calabria is also down (38 cases compared to 53 in 2019), which continues a trend that began a few years ago, which ranks in 4th place.

Lombardy is confirmed as the most affected region in Northern Italy (37 cases, nine less than in 2019), followed by Lazio (36 cases, stable).

Local administrators are confirmed as recipients of threats and intimidation (60% of cases, + 4% compared to 2019). Among these, in particular the mayors (63%), followed by the municipal councilors (23%), councilors (8%) and deputy mayors (5%). In a small number of situations (1% of cases), presidents of the municipal council or of commissions together with municipal councilors ended up in the crosshairs. Then there is the staff of the Public Administration (25% of cases), followed by candidates in administrative elections (6%), regional and provincial administrators (5%, up) and former administrators (4%). In particular, we report the intimidations aimed at various regional presidents, including Christian Solinas (Sardinia), Attilio Fontana (Lombardy), Alberto Cirio (Piedmont), Giovanni Toti (Liguria), Luca Zaia (Veneto), Stefano Bonaccini (Emilia- Romagna), Nello Musumeci (Sicily).

What drives citizens to lash out at administrators is often a "frustration" deriving from the fact that they have not been able to get what they wanted or that they have come across what is perceived as a bureaucratic obstacle that negatively impacts their lives .