Global score

National policies and laws

5.42

International cooperation is an essential component to combating organized crime because it sets the basis for national responses. Thus, national policies and laws refers to state legal action and structures put in place to respond to organized crime. National organized crime strategies and legislation are adapted to the needs of the state, its legal tradition and social, economic cultural and geographic conditions. As such, the presence of these reflects higher state resilience to organized crime.

Highest-scoring countries

Liechtenstein

9.00

Liechtenstein

Criminality

1.88

Criminal markets

2.00

Criminal actors

1.75

Resilience

8.42

Denmark

9.00

Denmark

Criminality

3.86

Criminal markets

3.85

Criminal actors

3.88

Resilience

8.21

United Kingdom

8.50

United Kingdom

Criminality

4.89

Criminal markets

4.40

Criminal actors

5.38

Resilience

7.88

Singapore

8.50

Singapore

Criminality

3.13

Criminal markets

3.25

Criminal actors

3.00

Resilience

7.71

Norway

8.50

Norway

Criminality

3.81

Criminal markets

4.00

Criminal actors

3.63

Resilience

7.92

Lowest-scoring countries

Yemen

2.00

Yemen

Criminality

6.13

Criminal markets

5.00

Criminal actors

7.25

Resilience

2.00

Venezuela

2.00

Venezuela

Criminality

6.64

Criminal markets

5.65

Criminal actors

7.63

Resilience

1.92

Tajikistan

2.00

Tajikistan

Criminality

5.61

Criminal markets

5.10

Criminal actors

6.13

Resilience

2.67

Syria

2.00

Syria

Criminality

6.84

Criminal markets

6.05

Criminal actors

7.63

Resilience

1.88

Suriname

2.00

Suriname

Criminality

4.90

Criminal markets

4.55

Criminal actors

5.25

Resilience

2.25

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This report was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State.

ENACT is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Institute for Security Studies and INTERPOL, in affiliation with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.