According to author Moises Naim, the FBI estimates that the Mexican people trade earns the networks $6 to $9 billion each year.
Category: Transnational Crime
News and statistics on transnational crime activities. Monitors organized crime, arms trafficking and other illegal markets.
Body Parts More Valuable than Whole Body
The price of a human cadaver varies depending on the way in which it is used. If the parts are dismembered and sold by piece (hand, foot, brain), then the broker will be able to gain a greater profit than if the cadaver was sold in whole.
Value of Art Stolen From Museums and Private Collections Between 2003 to 2008
Between May 2003 and February 2008,$752.5 million of art was stolen from museums and private collections worldwide.
Number of Buddhist Antiques Smuggled Out of India in 2006
More than 3,600 Buddhist antiques were smuggled out of India in 2006.
Number of Antiques From China Entering the Art Market Each Year
Between 5,000 to 12,000 smuggled objects from China reach the international art market each year.
Recovery Rate of Stolen Artwork
The recovery rate of stolen art is 10 percent. See more data on the art theft market in our database.
Number of People Selling Illegal Arms in 2006
An estimated 2 million people were working in the arms trafficking industry in 2006.
Global small arms circulation
In 2004, an estimated 639 million small arms were circulating around the world. Source: Rachel Stohl, ” The Tangled Web of Illicit Arms Trafficking,” Center for American Progress, October 14, 2004, (accessed: November 15, 2006).
AK-47s in circulation worldwide
There are an estimated 70 to 100 million AK-47s in circulation worldwide.
AK-47 price in the Niger Delta
Due to an increase in supply, the price of an AK-47 dropped from $250 to $75 in the Niger Delta over an 18 month period.