Italy

Italy

- Developed democracy with modern economy.
- Passport required, no visa required for tourist stay less than 3 months.
- U.S. citizens born in Italy may be subject to compulsory military service and other laws imposing special obligations upon them in Italy.
- Occasional episodes of violence
o most often connected to international developments or social issues
o Bombs outside public buildings, bomb threats, letter bombs
 Due to organized crime or anarchist movement
- Crime
o Low violent crime rate
 Little violent crime directed towards tourists.
o Petty Crime
 Pickpockets, purse snatching, theft from parked cars.
• Thieves work in pairs or groups
• Theft of small items; radios, luggage, cameras, briefcases, and even cigarettes from parked cars a major problem.
 Highway scam
• the pair let the air out a rental car tire
• signal for you to pull over
• ...