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 2026, underwriting appetite remains cautious at the primary level, particularly for risks in jurisdictions with adverse loss trends or elevated crime scores, including Georgia, Florida, Texas, California, and New York. Wholesale & Specialty Insurance | CRC Group
• [New] The Korean National Police Agency said Wednesday it will implement a Highway Special Management Plan through the end of this month, deploying more than 60% additional unmarked patrol cars on nine major expressway routes near popular travel destinations. Seoul Economic Daily
• [New] President Samia stated that Tanzania and Kenya will deepen cooperation in combating terrorism and human trafficking to strengthen cross-border security and regional peace. TanzaniaInvest
• [New] Applicants who have lived legally in Switzerland for five years, have no serious criminal record, pose no threat to security and possess basic knowledge of a national language would, in effect, be entitled to citizenship. Le News
• [New] National threat level increased to severe following Golders Green attack and increasing threat of Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorism in the UK. GOV.UK
• [New] The terrorist threat level in the UK has been rising for some time, driven by an increase in the broader Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorist threat from individuals and small groups based in the UK. GOV.UK
• [New] Policymakers and criminal justice leaders will need to find successful ways to hire and retain officers even amid uncertain fiscal times in the coming years. Public Policy Institute of California
• [New] Discussions at the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2026 will likely reinforce what the 2026 Global Financial Crime Report makes clear: financial crime across the EU and UK is large-scale, organised, and increasingly interconnected. AML Intelligence
• [New] Al-Qaeda will continue to try to obtain chemical and radiological weapons and the risk of their being used in terrorist attacks in the EU is not insignificant and is on the rise. Elcano Royal Institute
• [New] Recently, the Italian secret services drafted a confidential report on the operating scenarios of the threat from global terrorism, in which they do not rule out a 10-kiloton atomic attack by al-Qaeda on a city or the hypothesis of an attack using chemical weapons. Elcano Royal Institute
• [New] Non-US persons who pay could face civil and criminal enforcement liability if payments cause US persons, such as insurers and financial institutions, to violate sanctions. BBC News
• [New] The recent increase in terrorist threats is driven by a rise in Islamist and extreme right-wing terrorist threats in the UK. U.S. Embassy and Consulates in the United Kingdom
• [New] In the hands of criminal networks, terrorist groups, or countries unconstrained by AI safety concerns, virtually any system in the world could be attacked. Foreign Affairs Magazine
• [New] The Trump administration will never allow America to become a home for foreign nationals tied to anti-American terrorist regimes. The Guardian
• [New] With FCA supervision extending to legal and accounting firms by 2029, Money Laundering Regulations amendments anticipated in late 2026, and the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence introducing criminal liability for directors in early 2027, the window for complacency is rapidly closing. FinTech Global
• [New] In practical terms, issues that once might have been managed as a single compliance matter can now escalate quickly into parallel exposure across civil False Claims Act (FCA) investigations, criminal inquiries, administrative action and state enforcement litigation. Medical Economics
• [New] Unregistered peer-to-peer crypto traders operating in the UK are doing so illegally and pose a financial crime risk. FCA
• [New] 5 Trends Redefining Global Financial Crime in 2026 Trend What Changed Compliance Risk The Bridge Takeover Cross-chain bridges have replaced mixers as the primary laundering tool for moving stolen funds. GLO Services AG

Last updated: 09 May 2026