In 2023, East Africa had the highest levels of criminality in Africa according to the organized crime index. The region scored 5.88 points and was followed by West and Central Africa, respectively. As of the same year, the African countries with the highest criminality scores were the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and South Africa. The source identified human trafficking and human smuggling as particularly widespread on the continent.
Criminality levels according to the organized crime index in Africa in 2023, by region
* 2023 score includes new criminality indicators. The criminality average of
the original 10 criminal markets and 4 criminal actor types is 5.40 (Africa), 5.93 (East Africa), 5.64 (West Africa), 5.17 (North Africa), 5.23 (Central Africa), 5.01 (Southern Africa) .
The source adds the following information:
"The ENACT Organized Crime Index is an innovative tool designed to measure levels of organized crime in African countries and assess their resilience to organized-criminal activity. Comprising two composite metrics, the Index ranks countries both according to their levels of criminality on a score from 1 to 10 (lowest to highest crime levels) and according to resilience to organized crime from 1 to 10 (lowest to highest resilience levels)."
Data shown here refer to the levels of criminality.
Organized crime is defined as "illegal activities, conducted by groups or networks acting in concert, by engaging in violence, corruption or related activities in order to obtain, directly or indirectly, a financial or material benefit. Such activities may be carried out both within a country and transnationally."
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ISS Africa, & Institute for Security Studies, & INTERPOL , & Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. (November 23, 2023). Criminality levels according to the organized crime index in Africa in 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223862/criminality-according-to-the-organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-region/
ISS Africa, und Institute for Security Studies, und INTERPOL , und Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. "Criminality levels according to the organized crime index in Africa in 2023, by region ." Chart. November 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223862/criminality-according-to-the-organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-region/
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ISS Africa, and Institute for Security Studies, and INTERPOL , and Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. "Criminality Levels According to The Organized Crime Index in Africa in 2023, by Region ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223862/criminality-according-to-the-organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-region/
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Criminality levels according to the organized crime index in Africa in 2023, by region [Graph], ISS Africa, & Institute for Security Studies, & INTERPOL , & Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, November 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223862/criminality-according-to-the-organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-region/
