As with the neighbouring Baracca Ovest zone, this sits within the central Novoli district along Via Baracca — one of Florence's three officially designated Prefecture 'zone rosse'. Press reports of drug-dealing arrests and a resident protest over muggings referred to 'Novoli' broadly rather than distinguishing precise sub-zones, so this rating reflects that district-wide official designation applied with appropriate caution. Sources checked: Firenze Post / ANSA, confirmation of official 'zone rosse' including Novoli; 055firenze.it, cocaine-dealing arrests in Novoli.
Novoli - Baracca Est — Florence, Italy
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No concerns found day
Average night
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Florence publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Novoli - Baracca Est safe?
Wandroz currently rates Novoli - Baracca Est in Florence as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report during the day and roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Florence at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Florence publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Novoli - Baracca Est safe at night?
At night, Novoli - Baracca Est is rated as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Florence. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.
Is Novoli - Baracca Est a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Novoli - Baracca Est's day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches Rifredi, not Novoli - Baracca Est specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.
Is there official crime data for Novoli - Baracca Est?
Not an official government crime feed — Novoli - Baracca Est's rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Novoli - Baracca Est well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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