Tuscolano Sud takes in the Cinecittà area, a mixed residential and commercial district near the famous film studios. Press coverage is extensive and troubling: the occupied former Hotel Cinecittà has been described as a mini favela run by criminal gangs charging illegal rents, with reported stabbings, threats and extortion among occupants before a police-led eviction; press characterised the broader Cinecittà-Don Bosco corridor as a ticking time bomb of drug dealing, illegal occupations and street clashes; and shopkeepers in Cinecittà Est have described intimidation linked to the Casamonica clan. Given multiple, separately documented and recurring serious incidents, red at night is warranted; daytime commercial and residential activity continues largely as normal, so yellow.
Tuscolano Sud — Rome, Italy
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In detail
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tuscolano Sud safe?
Wandroz currently rates Tuscolano Sud in Rome as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Rome during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Rome 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. Rome publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Tuscolano Sud safe at night?
At night, Tuscolano Sud is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Rome. 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 Tuscolano Sud a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Tuscolano Sud's day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Rome) 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 Cinecittà, not Tuscolano Sud 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 Tuscolano Sud?
Not an official government crime feed — Tuscolano Sud'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 Tuscolano Sud well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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