Gender and Crime
InSight Crime analyses how power relationships shape hierarchies and norms both inside and outside of criminal organizations, and looks at…
InDepth
Deeper, ongoing coverage and investigations of the most important organized crime trends and subjects.
Juan Orlando Hernández
A major trial awaits former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in the United States, where he faces federal drug trafficking…
GameChangers 2021
In its annual GameChangers series, InSight Crime looks at the room for maneuver organized crime now has, as gangs threaten…
US/Mexico Border
A range of criminal economies thrive along the US-Mexico border, as organized crime groups regularly ferry drugs, weapons and people…
Synthetic Drugs
Synthetic drugs are created from man-made chemicals instead of natural ingredients. They include opioids such as fentanyl, as well as…
Environmental Crime
Environmental crime encompasses a spectrum of illicit activities, including illegal wood, wildlife trafficking, illegal mining and land grabbing.
Tri-Borders
Tri-Border Areas: Two infamous regions in Central America and the Southern Cone, where countries, criminal actors and economies all intersect.
Extortion
Extortion plagues much of Latin America. The pernicious crime plays out in many ways, and citizens suffer.
Gangs
Understanding the intricacies of the most complex criminal groups.
Elites and Organized Crime
How elites corrupt and criminalize the political, economic and social spheres of life.
NarcoCulture
From the bizarre rituals to the colorful characters, the best books and the worst fashion.
Prisons
Painting the picture of the least understood, and potentially most potent, part of the criminal underworld.
Homicides
An exploration into what drives and what prevents homicides.
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‘Ndrangheta Investigation, Exclusive Interview With Suriname President Make Waves
2 DEC 2022
Two weeks ago, InSight Crime published an investigation into how Italian mafia clan the ‘Ndrangheta built a cocaine trafficking network from South America to ‘Ndrangheta-controlled Italian ports. The investigation generated…
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24 NOV 2022
For over twelve years, InSight Crime has contributed to the global dialogue on organized crime and corruption. Our work has provided policymakers, analysts, academics, journalists, and the general public with…
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Like Crime, Our Coverage Knows No Borders
18 NOV 2022
The nature of global organized crime means that while InSight Crime focuses on Latin America, we also follow criminal dynamics worldwide. InSight Crime investigator Alessandro Ford covers the connections between Latin American and European…
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Using Data to Expose Crime
11 NOV 2022
Co-director Jeremy McDermott made a virtual presentation at a conference hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The ‘Sixth International Conference on Governance, Crime, and Justice…
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