Number of forced evictions of Roma and Sinti in the Italian city of Rome 2014-2019
Such operations costed about 1.3 million euros in 2019. This amount was spent for the evictions of about one thousand people. Forced evictions were a very popular topic in the political debates of the leader of the right-wing party Lega, Matteo Salvini. The politician actively promoted forced displacements of Roma and Sinti communities as well as migrant camps.
In 2019, the forced evictions of Roma and Sinti communities living in Rome amounted to 45 cases. However, the year were the most forced displacements occured was in 2015.