The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) produced a study in July 2006 questioning the manner in which the State Department calculated its figure. The GAO stated that estimates are ” questionable” . In its Results in Brief section, the report states ” The accuracy of the estimates is in doubt because of methodological weaknesses, gaps in data, and numerical discrepancies.”
Category: Transnational Crime
News and statistics on transnational crime activities. Monitors organized crime, arms trafficking and other illegal markets.
Human smuggling market profits from Africa to Europe
Human smuggling activities from Africa to Europe generates $400 Million in profits for the smugglers.
Human smuggling from Asia
According to Interpol, “migrants from Asia can expect to pay more than US$30,000 for access to Western Europe and US$60,000 for North America”.
Human Smuggling from Africa to Europe
As many as 300,000 Africans are being smuggled into Europe each year. The price of transport ranges from $385 to over $1,000.
11.5 to 12 million Unauthorized Migrants in the United States
The Pew Hispanic Center has estimated that there are 11.5 to 12 Million Unauthorized Migrants to be in the United States.
Human smuggling activity from China
The number of humans who are smuggled into the United States from China each year ranges from 10,000 to 50,000.
Chinese human smuggler profit per client
According to a study published by the National Institute of Justice (US), the median profit per client for a Chinese human smuggler was $10,000.
Human smuggling fee from China to the United Kingdom
Chinese Nationals were paying $41,800 to be smuggled from China into the United Kingdom before being arrested by authorities.
US Coast Guard intercepted 3,197 Cuban migrants in 2007
In 2007, the United States Coast Guard interdicted 3,197 Cuban migrants, compared to 2,293 in 2006. Source: Associated Press, “Cuba says 2 migrants drown when smuggling boat capsizes off coast,” International Herald Tribune, December 28, 2007.
Cuban human smuggling route through Mexico
According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, nearly 90 percent of all undocumented Cubans who enter the United States now come through Mexico rather then reaching the U.S. by boat. Migrants pay smugglers up to $10,000 to cross the Yucatan Channel into Mexico and then travel up to the U.S. Border.