Global Scans · Crime · Weekly Summary

WHAT'S NEXT?: Crime is morphing away from traditional methods to more sophisticated technological approaches. A decline of traditional hierarchical criminal groups and networks will be accompanied by the expansion of a virtual criminal underground made up of individual criminal entrepreneurs. At the same time, forward-looking agencies are equipping themselves with smart technologies to outfox the criminals. Keep up to date with crime changes below.

• [New] The inclusion of VASPs demonstrates Guatemala's recognition that digital assets present both innovation opportunities and financial crime risks. ZIGRAM | AML, Fraud & Financial Crime Compliance Softwa
• [New] Build Capacity Against Hybrid Threats: India must adopt a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to counter hybrid threats that blend terrorism, cyber attacks, disinformation, and economic coercion. Drishti IAS
• [New] Because fraud remains a principal predicate offense for money laundering, financial institutions can expect greater reliance on BSA reporting, transaction monitoring, and financial intelligence to identify, trace, and recover criminal proceeds. Gibson Dunn
• [New] PoliceAI, the National Centre for Police AI, will pilot AI tools capable of automatically generating summaries of digital material, with a view to scaling across all police forces in 2027. UKAuthority
• [New] While jihadist terrorism continues to constitute the most persistent threat, the lines between established terrorist ideologies and other forms of violent extremism are becoming increasingly blurred. The Guardian
• [New] Discussions highlighted the urgent need for a coordinated whole-of-society approach to address increasingly complex and evolving financial crime threats across South-East Asia. United Nations : UNODC Regional Office for Southeast As
• [New] Italy's Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to the Free to Choose (Liberi di Scegliere) bill, a landmark law offering children and young adults raised in mafia families the chance to escape the criminal organizations they might otherwise be expected to inherit. Al Jazeera
• [New] The World's food supply of grains and soy could be cut off, oil and energy flows could be further disrupted, the battle against international terrorism stymied, and vital international trade corridors severed. Unlimited Hangout
• [New] China will continue to deploy more highly qualified policing professionals to UN missions, maintain its standing police capacity at the highest level of readiness and contribute to enhancing the professionalism and mandate implementation capacity of UN policing. United Nations
• [New] China's new approach to crypto regulation could intensify the fight against crypto crime. Bitcoin Foundation
• [New] Mexico plans to pursue criminal complaints in US courts over Mexican nationals who died while in US immigration custody or during immigration enforcement operations. More News From NowHere
• [New] Reducing street crime, strengthening policing and ensuring a secure operating environment will directly enhance Pakistan's competitiveness as an investment destination. brecorder
• [New] Synthetic data AI and agentic systems could materially change the nature of financial crime for firms. Sidley Austin LLP
• [New] Management believes that it contributed to a 10% decline in gun-related deaths last year, and its short-term goal is to cut deaths between police and the public in half by 2033. / USA Yahoo! Finance
• [New] The Trump administration's 2026 counterterrorism strategy identifies three primary threats: Islamist terrorism, narco-terrorism, and violent left-wing extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists. Al Jazeera
• [New] More than £250 million is to be invested into increasing policing in Jewish communities after a spate of violent attacks so Jewish communities can live and celebrate their faith free from fear. RTE
• [New] Terrorist organizations - including Boko Haram and ISIS - are systematically exploiting every major AI chatbot, from ChatGPT to Claude to Gemini, to plan attacks and develop weapons. AIpster
• [New] The threat from unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operated by transnational criminal organizations, or TCOs, along the Mexico-United States border is clear and growing. The Watch
• [New] Military courts have become the most overburdened in Russia, and to handle the flow of terrorist cases, they are forced to plan their work carefully. Meduza
• [New] That anyone impersonating a public official by checking foreigners' IDs will face criminal charges. / Poland Institute of Race Relations
• [New] Global shipping losses remain near historic lows, yet a new era of geopolitical conflict, cyber-enabled crime, aging fleets, alternative fuels, cargo fires and supply chain disruption is reshaping risk across the maritime sector. MarineLink

Last updated: 25 July 2026