The Global Risks Report 2024

Human traffickingGlobal criminal markets average Human smuggling Extortion and protection racketeering* Arms trafficking Illicit trade in excisable good*Trade in counterfeit good* Flora crimes Fauna crimes Non-renewable resource crimes Heroin trade 2 1 3 4 100 Global Criminal Markets IndexCocaine trade Cannabis trade Synthethic drug trade Cyber-dependent crimes* Financial crimes* 5 6 7 8 9 Mafia-style groupsGlobal criminal actors average Criminal networks State-embedded actors Foreign actors Private sector actors* 2 1 3 4 100 Global Criminal Actors Index 5 6 7 8 9Criminal markets and actors, 2021 vs 2023 FIGURE 2.25 Source Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, 2023.SourceGlobal averages 2021 versus 2023. A number of new indicators were added to the Global Organized Crime Index in 2023, identified by an asterisk. Financial crimes refers to organized crime that results in a financial loss to the state, entity and / or private individuals through a range of activities. However, given overlap with other categories, where such activities are attributable to another criminal market under the index, financial crimes fall under their respective market indicator (for example, procurement fraud for logging contracts falls under flora crime).A. Global criminal markets B. Global criminal actors5.82 5.16 4.02 5.21 4.98 4.59 4.06 4.83 4.75 4.08 4.82 5.34 4.95 4.55 5.98 4.02 5.66 5.95 5.54 4.762021 average 2023 average 2021 average 2023 average Global Risks Report 2024 69