scale from 1 to 10, where 10 indicates a greater negative impact
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* This index measures crime on a scale from 1 to 10. The higher the score, the more severe the crime conditions. The source indicates that the rating is based on "the monetary and non-monetary impact of a market, taking into account different factors such as the geographic concentration of the market, the number of people affected or participating in the market, the presence of violence, and the scarcity of the raw material traded illicitly."
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Impact of drug-related crime in each geographic region in 2023
Worldwide, organized crime related to drugs mainly affects America and Asia, although the types of substances involved vary between these regions. While in the Asian continent the trade of heroin and synthetic drugs has had the greatest impact, America has been more affected by cocaine and cannabis. In 2023, the Global Organized Crime Index gave this territory a score of **** points for cocaine trade, the highest in the drug category that year.
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Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. (September 25, 2023). Impact of Drug-Related Crime 2023 According to the Global Organized Crime Index, by World Region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1636621/regions-most-affected-by-organized-drug-crime/
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