The Global Organized Crime Index report

The 2021 Global Organized Crime Index report presents the inaugural edition of the multi-dimensional tool that measures both the level of countries’ criminality and their resilience to organized crime.

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Global Organized Crime Index dataset

A detailed breakdown of the Index scores is available for download in Excel format, allowing users to explore the full depth of the Index.

Supplementary documents

Methodology

This methodology paper presents the detailed methodology used in the construction of the Global Organized Crime Index.

Scoring thresholds

A set of scoring thresholds were provided to experts throughout the process in order to guide the experts in determining the indicator scores.

Expanded definitions and Guiding Questions

A set of definitions and guiding questions for each indicator included in the Index was provided to experts, in order to guide them in their considerations.

How to measure organized crime?

A series of 13 discussion papers, one for each illicit market considered during the development of the Index.

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How to measure organized crime?

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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.