Milan is preparing to host the 2026 Winter Olympics under unprecedented security strain, with police authorities openly attributing the city’s surging violent crime rate to the long-term effects of uncontrolled mass migration.
In a parliamentary hearing last week, Milano Today reports, Milan Police Commissioner Bruno Megale revealed that foreign nationals now account for approximately 80 % of all predatory crimes in the city, particularly street robberies and violent thefts—a figure that has sent shockwaves through public debate.
The statistic has crystallized years of growing concern among residents, who say daily experience on Milan’s streets now matches official data that successive left-liberal, pro-migration governments had previously dismissed as exaggerated.
City officials have confirmed that at least 2,000 additional officers will be required during the Games to guarantee basic public safety, underscoring how routine policing capacity has been overwhelmed in recent years.
Commissioner Megale reiterated that the vast majority of muggings, snatch-and-grab robberies, and similar offenses are committed by non-Italians, describing the pattern as Milan’s most urgent public-security challenge.
Some left-leaning politicians have attempted to downplay the crisis by claiming Milan merely “feels” unsafe due to higher reporting rates, yet residents and opposition figures point to the police chief’s own 80% figure as irrefutable evidence to the contrary.
Once regarded as one of Italy’s most vibrant metropolitan centers, Milan is now frequently cited by citizens as among the country’s least safe major cities, with families altering routines to avoid high-risk areas after dark.
The rapid growth of youth gangs—many composed of second-generation migrants or unaccompanied minors—has further fueled public alarm, with police noting a sharp rise in offenses committed by juveniles who often fall below the age of criminal responsibility.
Tourist districts and nightlife zones that formerly drove Milan’s vibrant economy have become prime hunting grounds for organized theft rings, dealing a severe blow to the city’s international reputation ahead of the Olympics.
The national government has repeatedly sent reinforcements to patrol neighborhoods with large migrant populations, deployments that critics say highlight the failure of Milan’s long-standing open-door policies.
Mayor Beppe Sala has maintained that Milan faces challenges typical of any “global city,” a framing rejected by a growing number of residents who argue the 80% foreign-national crime rate is the direct result of specific ideological choices rather than inevitable urbanization.
The decision to cancel Milan’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations in Piazza del Duomo this year—officially blamed on logistical difficulties—was widely interpreted as an attempt to avoid a repeat of migrant-linked disorder under global media scrutiny.
With the Olympics less than 14 months away, Italy risks international embarrassment if the host city must rely on emergency troop deployments and militarized policing to project an image of order.
As the Games approach, pressure is mounting on local and national authorities to address the root causes of the security crisis rather than continue with temporary reinforcements and statistical deflection.
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