APAC: crime index score by subregion

In 2020, criminality in West Asia received a score of 5.78 points on the criminality index scale, the highest in Asia. In general, all Asian subregions scored over four points, indicating a moderate influence of crime on society.
In comparison, Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand, only reached an index score of less than 3.1 points, indicating an overall little influence of criminal activity on society that year.

Criminality prevalence by index score in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by subregion

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September 2021

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Region

Asia, Australia and Oceania, APAC

Survey time period

2020

Special properties

based on literature review, data collection, scoring, regional expert verification, and calibration

Supplementary notes

The criminality index score takes two subcomponents into consideration:

Prevalence of criminal markets: value considerations, reach considerations (e.g. the non-monetary impact of each market)
Structure/influence of criminal actors: mafia-style groups, criminal networks, state-embedded actors, foreign actors

The index functions on a scale of 1 to 10, with a score of 1 signifying the best possible scenario of non-existent criminality, whereas a score of 10 indicates that criminality is part of every aspect of a society. The scoring thresholds are as follows:

1-3: non existent to little influence
4-5: moderate influence
6-7: significant influence
8-10: severe influence

On the data collection process, the source states the following:
A process of literature review, analysis and verification was undertaken to determine criminality and resilience scores for each country. Data collection encountered a number of challenges, including availability, reliability, uniformity and compatibility. The GI-TOC Index team endeavoured to overcome such challenges by cross-checking data sources where available and identifying proxy indicators, as needed.

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