(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 19 - Italy is the least violent country in
the European Union along with Malta, according to a report by
the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights that was released on
Friday. The report said only 3% of the people it surveyed in
Italy said they had experienced physical violence in the last
five years, compared to an EU average of 9%. The rate was
highest in Estonia (18%), Finland (16%) and the Czech Republic
(16%). It said 17% of people in Italy had experienced acts of
harassment in the last five years, compared to an EU average of
41%. However, the report said that 70% of the women who suffered
harassment did not report it. (ANSA).
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