In 2024, Italian households paid more than 2 billion euros to pay traffic fines, an increase of about 200 million euros compared to 2023. They are followed by businesses, with nearly 145 million euros, public administrations (35.3 million euros) and private social institutions (890 thousand euros). In the first seven months of the year alone, sanctions yielded 860.3 million euros. By 2025, the amounts are expected to grow, although current figures are not yet consolidated, particularly in small municipalities where accounting entries are not always made in a timely manner. Looking at per capita collections, in first place in 2024 is Colle Santa Lucia, a Dolomite village of just over 300 inhabitants, with 745,000 euros collected from fines, or more than 2,154 euros per person. The analysis by the Centro Studi Enti Locali, based on MEF and ISTAT data, shows that it is often small tourist centers or those located along strategic arteries that excel in per capita terms. In absolute value, however, large cities dominate. Milan is confirmed as the municipality with the highest revenue, with more than 431.7 million euros between 2023 and 2025, followed by Rome with more than 356.8 million euros.
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