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 Cocaine Trade by Latin American Country in 2023
According to the Global Organized Crime Index, the level of criminality derived from the cocaine trade reaches *** points in Colombia, making this the highest score not only in Latin America but also worldwide. The rest of the Latin American countries are not far behind: four of them scored * points and another six nations reached *** points. Among them are Peru and Bolivia, two of the main cocaine producers globally.
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