The Global Organized Crime Index has released its World Report on Organized Crime Levels. According to the study, Africa is the second continent with the highest level of organized crime.

The first report on the state of organized crime in the world, published by the Global Organized Crime Index, indicates that the DRC is the country most affected by organized crime in the world. In the African top 10, it is respectively followed by Nigeria, the Central African Republic, Kenya, South Africa, Libya, Mozambique, the two Sudans and Cameroon. The African continent has a score of 5.17 out of 10, ranking just behind Asia which has a score of 5.30. It is ahead of the Americas (5.06), Europe (4.48) and Oceania (3.07). On the continent, East Africa is the region with the highest levels of organized crime, with a score of 5.66. In second place, we find West Africa with a score of 5.47, Central Africa (5.11), North Africa (4.86) and finally Southern Africa (4. 67).

The report assesses levels of organized crime in the 193 UN member states. It studies countries and their resistance to organized criminal activity. In addition, it analyzes the omnipresence of criminal markets in countries, the dynamics of criminal actors and the effectiveness of States in putting in place the defense mechanisms and responses necessary to ensure operational resilience against organized crime. Based on this data, each country is scored on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. The closer a country approaches the maximum score, the higher it has high levels of organized crime, which can include human trafficking, trafficking in weapons, drugs, etc.