Global Scans · Crime · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Crime is morphing away from traditional methods to more sophisticated technological approaches. A decline of traditional hierarchical criminal groups and networks will be accompanied by the expansion of a virtual criminal underground made up of individual criminal entrepreneurs. At the same time, forward-looking agencies are equipping themselves with smart technologies to outfox the criminals. Keep up to date with crime changes below.

• [New] In the coming two years, we expect to see many more novel computer vision applications make their way into the mainstream of first world police forces - with predictive policing playing an increasing role in extremely well-funded cities of advanced nations. Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research
• [New] Organized crime groups in Latin America will weaponize drones, AI and new smuggling methods to diversify beyond drug trafficking, escalating risks to corporate security, cyber resilience and supply chains. Yahoo Finance
• [New] The bipartisan TAKE IT DOWN Act, passed in 2025, makes it a federal crime to publish or threaten to publish nonconsensual intimate images, including deepfakes, and gives platforms 48 hours to remove content and suppress duplicates. / USA Scientific American
• [New] The future of financial crime prevention will belong to institutions that can turn FinCEN's red flags into real-time risk signals, orchestrated by agentic AI, and backed by typology-specific models running in parallel. FinExtra
• [New] Crypto crime risks persist despite 0.14% illicit transaction rate in 2024, with $2.17 B stolen in 2025 alone via stablecoins (63% of illicit transfers). Ainvest
• [New] The Northern California city will restrict the extent to which camera footage from police officers' body-worn cameras can be edited, following an outcry and demands for reform after two officer-involved shootings. Govtech
• [New] The latest ceasefire meant terrorism from Afghanistan on Pakistan's soil will be stopped immediately. Orion Policy Institute
• [New] People smuggling is an international issue and Germany is a key ally in the fight against the criminal networks who put lives at risk for their own profit. AOL
• [New] The ISF will oversee a Palestinian police force, made up of vetted members trained by Egypt and Jordan. Daily Sabah
• [New] The stabilization troops will help secure border areas along with a trained and vetted Palestinian police force and they will coordinate with other countries to secure the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Middle East Eye
• [New] The Big Apple police department has been hemorrhaging cops in recent years, losing more than 14,000 rank and file officers since 2020, with nearly 3,500 more expected to flee in 2025 - and just 8,000 applying to join in 2025 compared to 18,000 in 2017. New York Post
• [New] In Venezuela, the criminal regime of indicted drug trafficker Nicolas Maduro leads one of the largest cocaine trafficking networks in the world, and the United States will continue to seek to bring Maduro and other members of his complicit regime to justice for their crimes. United States Department of State
• [New] The nexus between narco gangs and groups like Hezbollah underscores a hybrid threat where crime funds terrorism and erodes state sovereignty. The National Telegraph
• [New] The ISF will stabilise the security environment, support the demilitarization of Gaza, dismantle terrorist infrastructure, decommission weapons and maintain the safety of Palestinian civilians. Peoples Gazette Nigeria
• [New] The Albanese Government has today introduced legislation to further protect Australians from threats posed by state sponsors of terrorism. Mirage News
• [New] The PRC will likely abuse mechanisms of Interpol and transnational policing agreements to pursue Taiwanese independence activists in third countries, despite Interpol's constitution forbidding its involvement in political crimes. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• [New] Crime Risk Still Real: Without strong global regulation, crypto's borderless nature can be exploited. AllNews3602
• [New] As the threat of drones used by transnational criminal organizations persists, the U.S. military increasingly faces the demand to secure domestic air space at a rapid pace. Defense News
• [New] AI in policing is worrisome for civil liberties advocates like the American Civil Liberties Union, which says the technology has the potential to amplify bias and introduce false information into the justice system. The Denver Post
• [New] In Europe, large-scale coordinated attacks are less likely thanks to intelligence work and police cooperation, but the risk of radicalised lone wolves is growing. Atalayar
• [New] Success will depend on seamless coordination between the Gang Suppression Force, the Haitian National Police and civil authorities, and on ensuring that stabilization builds up Haiti's own capacity to maintain security rather than creating long-term reliance on foreign forces. The Conversation
• [New] The Nigeria Police Force has trained 325 personnel on the handling of Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats. Counter-IED Report
• [New] The Financial Crimes Agency will be a best-in-class model to unite law enforcement and civilian expertise to investigate complex cases of money laundering, organized crime, and online scams. / Canada BLG

Last updated: 29 November 2025