The mafia, even if it is as once was, does not target "civilians." You have a much greater chance of being slashed by a 14 yo gang-member in USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_D%27Amelio_bombing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Di_Matteo#Killing_of_son
Killing police officers, wives of judges, priests who speak up agains the Mafia, torturing the 11-year old son of a pentito for two years... Charming. This romanticized view really does make me angry. The Mafia are scum, they are lowlife despicable murderers. They're unreservedly wretchedly scum. They haven't a a moral code, they bring misery to others for their own benefit, and as such they aren't above any other scumbag criminal (like the 14-yo gangbanger you deride).
The post I replied suggested that Italy is not safe because of Mafia. Yeah, Salvatore Riina did go into terror to force the state to settle some 20+ years ago, but how many people not related to their business were killed vs mafiosi? Things happen. People fall out of their beds too. USA and other countries have their own problems.
My point was that Italy is to be considered dangerous for tourists because of the mafia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intention...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States