I was attacked / I have been assaulted.
ag-gre-DEE-toh — stress on the third syllable; the double 'g' makes a harder stop.
Use immediately after a physical attack to alert police or bystanders. It covers both physical and verbal aggression depending on context, though physical assault is the primary meaning.
'Aggredire' means to attack or assault. The passato prossimo form 'mi hanno aggredito' is the standard way to report a past incident to police, regardless of how many attackers there were.
Sono stato/a aggredito/a.
I have been attacked.
Passive form — slightly more formal and used in written reports.
Mi hanno picchiato.
They beat me up.
More colloquial; implies repeated physical blows.
Qualcuno mi ha assalito.
Someone attacked me.
Emphasizes a single attacker when the number is unknown.
The number 113 in Italy now accepts SMS messages from victims who cannot speak safely. This service was introduced specifically for situations where talking aloud could put the caller at further risk.