The district police have been introduced gradually and according to estimates by the Ministry of the Interior in August 2005, arrived about 2200, covering about 500 districts or areas of 10,000 inhabitants (approximately 9% of Italian population). This has not positively impacted on the number of offenses, which increased during the term: in the first two years, from 2001 to 2003, the increase amounted to 6.7% annually.Rapporto del Censis pubblicato il 3 dicembre 2004 From 2003 to 2004, allegations of crime that have led to prosecution increased by 3.7%.Francesco Favara, procuratore generale, Inaugurazione dell'anno giudiziario 2005.
