Criminal events among homosexual people in Italy from 1990 to 2008

Introduction: the position of the society towards homosexuality has been very different during times and countries. At the moment Italian general position is towards acceptance of a condition which is no more considered pathological. The incedence of crimes among homosexual people seems quite low, at least according to our experience. Material and Methods: we reviewed the series of homicidal crimes recorded in our Institute from 1990 to 2208 and examined their main characteristics. Results and Conclusion: one hundred and eighty four cases of crimes in which homosexual people had been involved were found in our historical files. The mean age of the victims was 48.4 years. Most of the crimes happened during chance meetings and 3.5% was in cases of family type relationships.