Viminale: Mafia seizures and confiscations at 7.2 billion in three years. The government's security plan

Positive numbers. But the owner of the Viminale does not turn them into a certificate of victory. The point, he maintains, is not just statistics: it is the concrete liveability of cities, that security that is measured by leaving home in the evening. And on that front - that of perception, of presence - the game remains open.

The government's response is through the uniforms on the streets. Since the executive has been in office, 42,500 police force operators have entered service. 50% more than in the three-year period 2020-2022, claims the minister.

Then the next chapter: about 30,000 new entrants planned by 2027. Numbers that the Viminale presents as necessary to fill an inherited gap - years of uncompensated retirements, thinned staff, a presence on the ground that has become too rarefied.

It is not just a question of numbers, however. Piantedosi insists on a precise concept: visibility. The police must be perceptible, recognisable, close by. Constant presence, not just intervention on call.

In support also comes the regulatory leverage. The Security Decree-Law simplifies the recruitment procedures for State Police, Carabinieri, Guardia di finanza and Penitentiary Police. Objective: to shorten the process between competition and first patrol.

Third front: irregular immigration. The data on landings, updated to the day before the session, mark the lowest point since the government took office, according to the minister. Minus 40% compared to the previous two years - which already recorded a minus 37% over the pre-session period.

Three figures, one trajectory. Piantedosi places it in the broader framework of the security strategy, alongside the mafia assets attacked and the strengthened personnel. A line that the Viminale presents as consistent.

Whether it is enough, the territories and those who live them every day will tell.