The development of organized crime – results of the 2025 survey
Abstract:
The article presents data on the number of crimes and individuals prosecuted for involvement in organised criminal groups between 2019 and 2024, based on statistics from the Czech Police. However, it acknowledges that these figures do not offer a comprehensive overview of the current state and evolution of organised crime in the Czech Republic. The statistical overview is therefore supplemented by the results of the 33^(rd) expert survey on trends in organised crime in the Czech Republic, based on findings from 2024. The expert survey is traditionally used to gain insight into organised crime that is difficult to obtain using standard criminological research methods. Overall, the summary of the experts' findings – employees of specialised units of the Czech Police – revealed no significant shifts in existing trends. Once again, the most developed organised crime activities are dominated by economic crime, with a notable increase in criminal activities involving information and communication technologies. According to experts, organised crime groups now have a higher proportion of core members than outsiders, a higher proportion of women, and are more organised. After the period of the pandemic, there has also been an increase in the representation of groups originating from abroad. In terms of nationality, Ukrainians, Vietnamese, Russians and Kosovar Albanians continue to be the most commonly represented in organised crime groups. The most common activities of groups from abroad, according to experts, include drug production and trafficking, as well as various forms of economic and financial crime, including tax crime.
Author
Scheinost Miroslav
ISBN
ISBN 978-80-7338-224-7 (online/pdf)
Edition
Edition series KONTEXTY
Year of edition
2025
Keywords
organized crime in the Czech Republic, trends, expert investigation