Number of smugglers arrested in Italy 2017-2021
Between August 2020 and July 2022, the number of people arrested for migrant smuggling in Italy added up to 147. In the period between August 2017 and July 2018, 209 people were arrested.
In 2021, almost 25 thousand people reached Italy by sea. In 2020, 34 thousand migrants arrived in Italy. In that year, the number of migrants arrivals on Italian shores peaked in July at 7.1 thousand people.
In 2021, almost 25 thousand people reached Italy by sea. In 2020, 34 thousand migrants arrived in Italy. In that year, the number of migrants arrivals on Italian shores peaked in July at 7.1 thousand people.
