Klasse Kriminale is an Italian punk rock band founded in the Liguria region of Italy in 1985.
Their lyrics discuss social issues such as work, unemployment, drugs, media, street life, and generational gaps.
Their influences include The Clash, Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts and The Specials.
They have played at anti-racist and anti-fascist events, and at European festivals such as Holidays In The Sun, the Monte Paradiso Belgian Oi!
The band's lead singer, Marco, created the fanzine Kriminal Class and has produced the compilation albums Oi!