Criminal market
4.05
Human Trafficking
4.08
Human Smuggling
3.12
Arms Trafficking
3.88
Flora Crimes
4.19
Fauna Crimes
5.69
Non-Renewable Resources Crimes
4.46
Heroin Trade
4.88
Cocaine Trade
2.50
Cannabis Trade
4.19
Synthetic Drugs Trade
3.54
Criminal Actors
4.82
Mafia-Style Groups
2.62
Criminal Networks
5.12
State-Embedded Actors
5.65
Foreign Actors
5.88
Political Leadership and Governance
4.62
Government Transparency and Accountability
4.12
International Cooperation
4.50
National Policies and Laws
5.38
Judicial System and Detention
4.27
Law Enforcement
4.35
Territorial Integrity
4.42
Anti-Money Laundering
4.46
Economic Regulatory Environment
4.31
Victim and Witness Support
2.77
Prevention
2.88
Non-State Actors
5.12
Criminal market
3.60
Human Trafficking
2.50
Human Smuggling
1.50
Arms Trafficking
2.50
Flora Crimes
3.00
Fauna Crimes
5.00
Non-Renewable Resources Crimes
1.00
Heroin Trade
4.50
Cocaine Trade
6.50
Cannabis Trade
5.00
Synthetic Drugs Trade
4.50
Criminal Actors
3.88
Mafia-Style Groups
3.00
Criminal Networks
3.50
State-Embedded Actors
2.00
Foreign Actors
7.00
Political Leadership and Governance
7.50
Government Transparency and Accountability
6.50
International Cooperation
8.00
National Policies and Laws
7.00
Judicial System and Detention
7.00
Law Enforcement
7.00
Territorial Integrity
7.50
Anti-Money Laundering
6.50
Economic Regulatory Environment
6.00
Victim and Witness Support
3.50
Prevention
6.00
Non-State Actors
6.00
The country has a low overall criminality score, with most markets and actors not deemed as exerting a significant negative impact on society. The most significant issues reported are the trafficking, consumption and limited production of narcotics such as cocaine, cannabis and synthetic drugs. Although environmental crimes score relatively well, experts noted with concern growing levels of some fauna crimes. The only established criminal actors in Cabo Verde are foreign actors, who score 7, owing to their involvement in the drugs trade. Cabo Verde is ranked as the most resilient nation in Africa, scoring above 6 in all but one of the building blocks of resilience. The government has a coherent strategy to combat organised crime, in particular the consumption and trafficking of narcotics, which is a high priority in Cabo Verde. Strong international cooperation, freedom of press, and low levels corruption are some of the areas in which Cabo Verde scores highly.
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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.
