The Global Organized Crime Index 2021: Congo Becomes The Country With The Highest Crime Rate In The World

Managing Partner of Dalimunthe & Tampubolon Lawyers (DNT LAWYERS) Law Firm, Pahrur Dalimunthe. (Photo: Special)

JAKARTA - The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (The Global Initiative) recorded a criminal index throughout 2021. Congo is the country with the highest crime rate in the world and human trafficking is the biggest crime in the world.

Managing Partner of Dalimunthe & Tampubolon Lawyers Law Firm (DNT LAWYERS), Pahrur Dalimunthe who was appointed by The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (The Global Initiative) as one of the experts in compiling and perfecting The Global Organized Crime Index 2021.

This index is the world's first comprehensive data analysis document created and compiled by experts around the world so that it can be used to determine the level of vulnerability and resilience of transnational organized crime. This includes ranking the 193 member states of the United Nations.

Based on his records, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the country with the highest crime rate in the world with a score of 7.75, Indonesia is ranked 25th with a score of 6.38, while the country with the lowest crime rate in the world is Tuvalu (ranked 193) with a score of 1.54, followed by Nauru. (ranked 192) with a score of 1.76. (Note scores from 1-10, the higher the higher the crime rate).

The research is only based on crimes that fall into the category of transnational crimes, there are 10, namely human trafficking, human smuggling, arms trafficking, flora crimes, fauna crimes, non-renewable resource crimes, heroin trade, cocaine trade, cannabis trade, and synthetic drug trade.

Meanwhile, for the most crimes committed in 2021. Human trafficking is the largest transnational crime in the world, followed by the marijuana trade, arms trade, and smuggling of wild animals.

Asia is the continent with the highest crime rate (score 5.30), followed by Africa (5.17) and America (5.06).

According to him, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the form of transnational organized crime has changed, several new things include the illegal trade in personal protection such as masks, COVID-19 medicines and fake vaccines, as well as corruption in the procurement of medical equipment by government organs. . Cybercriminal activity is also increasing.

Then, Finland and Liechtenstein became the countries with the best level of resilience against criminal organizations in the world (resilience) with a score of 8.42, followed by New Zealand (8.42), Indonesia was ranked 118 (score 4.33), while the lowest was Libya with a score of 1.54.

Meanwhile, Pahrur Dalimunthe was chosen as one of the experts because of his background and track record as a legal practitioner who has been directly involved in handling many transnational organized crime cases, both as an advisor to government and international institutions. These cases include crimes against human trafficking, the environment, marine and fisheries, as well as as a lawyer in various major cases of money laundering in Indonesia.

"It is an honor for me to be involved in the preparation of this prestigious report. I hope this can be a reference for the government, law enforcement, practitioners and academics in researching, studying and responding to various legal issues and threats of organized crime," said Pahrur.

Apart from Pahrur, several other experts have compiled this report, including Dr Alexander Kupatadze (Senior Lecturer, School of Politics and Economics, King's College London, UK), Allan Ngari (Regional Organized Crime Observatory Coordinator for West Africa, ENACT), Dr Annette Idler (University of Oxford/Harvard University), Benjamin Lessing, PhD (Associate Professor, University of Chicago), Hugo Frühling E. (Professor, Public Affairs Institute, University of Chile), Dr Lina Khatib (Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House).

There are also Maria Popova (McGill University), Dr Matthew Pate (Lecturer, School of Criminal Justice, The University at Albany/State University of New York), Dr Michael Main (The Australian National University), Odd Berne Malme (Senior Advisor, GI -TOC and former Deputy National Police Commissioner of Norway), Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy (Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India) and Assoc.prof.dr.Dr.hc Sunčana Roksandić (Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb).

In addition to these experts, The Global Organized Crime Index 2021 was also compiled thanks to the collaboration and support from ENACT (Enhancing Africa's Response To Transnational Organized Crime), INTERPOL, The Institute for Security Studies (ISS), the European Union, Government of Norway, and The United States Department of State.

The Global Initiative itself is an independent institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. This institution contains a network of law enforcement, governments, and practitioners around the world who share and exchange ideas in developing strategic innovations to respond to organized crime worldwide. This year the network already consists of 500 experts worldwide. This institution was inaugurated for the first time in 2013 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

If you want to read the entirety of The Global Organized Crime Index 2021, please click the following link https://ocindex.net/about.