According to the organized crime index, human trafficking was the most prevalent criminal market in Africa in 2023, obtaining 6.06 index points. Financial crimes and arms trafficking followed as the main types of crime. In 2023, East Africa was the region with the highest levels of criminality on the continent.
Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Africa as of 2023
The source adds the following information:
"The ENACT Organised Crime Index is an innovative tool designed to measure levels of organised crime in African countries and assess their resilience to organised-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 organised 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). Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Africa as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286640/organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-criminal-market/
ISS Africa, und Institute for Security Studies, und INTERPOL , und Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. "Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Africa as of 2023." Chart. November 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286640/organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-criminal-market/
ISS Africa, Institute for Security Studies, INTERPOL , Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. (2023). Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Africa as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286640/organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-criminal-market/
ISS Africa, and Institute for Security Studies, and INTERPOL , and Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. "Leading Criminal Markets According to The Organized Crime Index in Africa as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286640/organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-criminal-market/
ISS Africa & Institute for Security Studies & INTERPOL & Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Africa as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286640/organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-criminal-market/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Leading criminal markets according to the organized crime index in Africa as of 2023 [Graph], ISS Africa, & Institute for Security Studies, & INTERPOL , & Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, November 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1286640/organized-crime-index-in-africa-by-criminal-market/
