There are not only the Mafia, ‘Ndrangheta and Camorra : in the world there are many other criminal organizations capable of shaking up national and international governments, as well as being very dangerous for the rest of the population. Let’s see the top 10 mafias in the world : the ranking is based on offensive power .
10 – Yardies, Jamaica
- Economic power : 2/5
- Offensive / military power : 1/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 1/5
- Total Hazard Index : 2/5
- Main criminal activities : arms smuggling and drug dealing
The Yardies are criminal groups active especially in London and made up of immigrants from Jamaica and the Caribbean . The main activity is linked to arms smuggling and drug dealing , in particular marijuana and crack. Numerous operations carried out by the London Metropolitan Police to combat the violent activities of the Yardies: among these we remember the famous Operation Trident which led to the birth of a special investigative unit .
9 – Mara Salvatrucha, USA
- Economic power : 1/5
- Offensive / military power : 2/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 3/5
- Total Hazard Index : 2/5
- Main criminal activities: drug dealing, kidnappings, murders
Criminal organization born in Los Angeles following the association of various gangs and then spread to various countries, including Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador .
Also in Italy, especially in Milan , there are cells of the Mara Salvatrucha. Criminal activities involve drug and arms dealing, extortion, robbery, kidnapping and even murder .
8 – Nasa Stvar, Serbia
- Economic power : 1/5
- Offensive / military power : 2/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 3/5
- Total Hazard Index : 2.5 / 5
- Main criminal activities : prostitution and gambling
Serbian criminal organization also active in Belgium, France, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia . Born to manage the cigarette trafficking , she has a large prostitution and gambling ring in her hands .
7 – Triad, China
- Economic power : 2/5
- Offensive / military power : 3/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 3/5
- Total Hazard Index : 3/5
- Main criminal activities : gambling, prostitution
Criminal organization based in Hong Kong but spread throughout China and in Taiwan, Macao, North America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand . The main activities include gambling , prostitution , theft . The Triad also appears in numerous video games , including GTA .
6 – Mafia, Italy
- Economic power : 2/5
- Offensive / military power : 3/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 3/5
- Total Hazard Index : 3.5 / 5
- Main criminal activities: racketeering, procurement, drug dealing, murder
A secular criminal organization for Italy, it later expanded also abroad, in particular in the United States of America . Also called the Cosa Nostra , it has Sicilian origins and is the organization responsible for the killing of Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone in 1992 .
5 – Sinaloa Cartel, Mexico
- Economic power : 3/5
- Offensive / military power : 3/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 4/5
- Total Hazard Index : 3.5 / 5
- Main criminal activities : international drug trafficking
Organization of Mexican origin that manages important drug trafficking . In recent years it has expanded to reach Europe . According to the United States Intelligence Community, the Sinaloa Cartel is the most powerful and largest drug organization in the world : it affects all 5 continents.
4 – ‘Ndrangheta, Italy
- Economic power : 3/5
- Offensive / military power : 4/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 3/5
- Total Hazard Index : 3.5 / 5
- Main criminal activities: international drug trafficking, usury, international arms trafficking, human trafficking
Organization born in Calabria and currently also active in Germany, the Netherlands, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela . Specialized in drug trafficking , and also known for repeated episodes of usury, extortion, arms trafficking and even human trafficking . Over the years, exponents of the ‘Ndrangheta have also been found in politics and in the judiciary .
3 – Camorra, Italy
- Economic power : 4/5
- Offensive / military power : 4/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 4/5
- Total Hazard Index : 4/5
- Main criminal activities: racketeering, procurement, drug dealing, murder, usury
And here we are with the third Italian criminal organization, the Camorra. Originally from Naples , and currently also operating in Lazio, Lombardy and outside national borders, such as Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Morocco, Argentina, Uruguay .
The turnover of Neapolitan families would be around 12 billion euros a year. Among the most famous ambushes we remember the Massacre of the Lightning Bar in Secondigliano in 1992 , in which 5 people died.
2 – Solncevskaya Brotherhood, Russia
- Economic power : 4/5
- Offensive / military power : 4/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 4/5
- Total Hazard Index : 4/5
- Main criminal activities: prostitution, murders, human trafficking, international scams
Powerful Russian organization native to Moscow and currently extended to at least 32 countries , including numerous nations of Europe, North America and South Africa. Born in the mid-1980s, and guilty of several murders . Among the various activities in which it is involved are human trafficking , prostitution and credit card fraud .
1 – Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan
- Economic power : 5/5
- Offensive / military power : 5/5
- Branching in the countries of the world : 4/5
- Total Hazard Index : 5/5
- Main criminal activities: racketeering, procurement, drug dealing, murder, usury, international arms trafficking, prostitution, bank fraud
Main Japanese criminal organization, also extended throughout Asia and the United States of America. It is one of the richest mafia organizations, and its main income derives from extortion, prostitution, arms trafficking, drugs . It seems that it is also active with illegal operations on the stock exchange .
