Criminal market
5.20
Human Trafficking
3.50
Human Smuggling
4.00
Arms Trafficking
7.00
Flora Crimes
2.00
Fauna Crimes
7.50
Non-Renewable Resources Crimes
8.00
Heroin Trade
7.00
Cocaine Trade
3.00
Cannabis Trade
3.00
Synthetic Drugs Trade
7.00
Criminal Actors
7.13
Mafia-Style Groups
6.50
Criminal Networks
7.00
State-Embedded Actors
7.50
Foreign Actors
7.50
Political Leadership and Governance
6.00
Government Transparency and Accountability
6.50
International Cooperation
5.50
National Policies and Laws
6.50
Judicial System and Detention
6.00
Law Enforcement
6.00
Territorial Integrity
6.00
Anti-Money Laundering
6.00
Economic Regulatory Environment
6.50
Victim and Witness Support
3.00
Prevention
2.00
Non-State Actors
7.00
Political Leadership and Governance
6.00
Government Transparency and Accountability
6.50
International Cooperation
5.50
National Policies and Laws
6.50
Judicial System and Detention
6.00
Law Enforcement
6.00
Territorial Integrity
6.00
Anti-Money Laundering
6.00
Economic Regulatory Environment
6.50
Victim and Witness Support
3.00
Prevention
2.00
Non-State Actors
7.00
Five of the ten illegal markets score poorly, with 7 or above, suggesting a significant negative influence on society. Illicit narcotics markets are pervasive and growing, with local consumption of heroin and synthetic drugs a concern. Experts view illicit mining and the illicit trade in gold (non-renewable resources crimes), as well as poaching of rhino and abalone (fauna crimes), as areas of major concern that contribute to high scores for the environmental markets. Arms trafficking scores 7, largely because of the significant number of cases of armed violence that take place in South Africa. South Africa also scores poorly for all categories of criminal actors, all of which experts deem to be established and too exert a significant negative influence on society. In terms of resilience, South Africa scores well, ranking 9th in Africa, with nine of the 12 indicators scoring 6 or above. South Africa’s high resilience score reflects the country's strong legal and institutional frameworks that are able to effectively respond to the organised-crime threat, despite their erosion in recent years. This suggests a potential capacity for the country to respond to organised crime. The standout feature of South Africa’s resilience to organised crime is the strength of the country’s civil society and non-state actors, which is a key factor in the country's commendable resilience score. Nevertheless, social protection measures, including support for victims and witnesses of organised crime, are very weak in South Africa, indicating a significant scope for improvement.
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The criminal markets score is represented by the pyramid base size and the criminal actors score is represented by the pyramid height, on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. The resilience score is represented by the panel height, which can be identified by the side of the panel.
