List of massacres in Italy

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Italy and its predecessors (numbers may be approximate): they are divided by the presence of culpability or not.

List parameters
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves.

The following are the parameters used to create the list:


 * Massacres, accidents or natural disasters that occurred in the actual Italian Republic territory, in the nearby sea, or by Italian ships or airplanes around the world (which are considered part of the Italian territory, by the Italian law);
 * Massacres, accidents or natural disasters with at least 3 deaths.

XX and XXI centuries
(**) For the Italian law, all the Italian ships are considered Italian territory.

For Italians massacred outside Italy

 * Anti-Italianism
 * Anti-Catholicism in the United States (and Know Nothing movement)
 * Italian Military Internees
 * Foibe massacres
 * Massacre of Italians at Aigues-Mortes
 * March 14, 1891 New Orleans lynchings
 * Sacco and Vanzetti