[1] The Sinti, who regard themselves as a subgroup distinct from the Roma, arrived from the north.

[2] From Bosnia and Kosovo, Muslim Roma the so-called Xoraxane came to Italy at the time of the Balkan wars[3] In 2015 in Italy there are at about 150,000 (70,000 Italian citizens) of Romani people origins.

[5] The survey, published as mobs in Naples burned down Romani camps that month, revealed that the majority also wanted all Romani camps in Italy to be demolished.

[5] A 2015 poll conducted by Pew Research found that 86% of Italians have unfavourable views of Romani people.

[6] On June 18, 2018, Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini announced the government would conduct a census of Romani people in Italy for the purpose of deporting all who are not in the country legally.