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] State-linked operations - primarily by Iran and Russia and often termed hybrid threats - have at times amounted to acts of terrorism and have simultaneously helped to foster the conditions from which violence emerges by attempting to disrupt societal cohesion. The Soufan Center
• [New] A projected $1.7 million budget shortfall and a shortage of field-training officers could force the Seattle Police Department to cut costs or reduce recruiting. South Seattle Emerald
• [New] The terrorist threat landscape in Europe has noticeably evolved since the height of mass casualty external operations by Salafi-jihadi groups like al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The Soufan Center
• [New] The UK regulator's first external horizon scan sets out how AI, synthetic crime and programmable finance could reshape financial services by 2030. Finance Magnates
• [New] In addition to a new law enforcement agency, Canada will ban cryptocurrency ATMs, which officials say have been used by scammers to defraud victims and by criminals to launder the proceeds of crime. The Guardian
• [New] Haiti remains a center of humanitarian, logistical, and criminal risk. Leading Through Cris
• [New] The EU shares the priority of combating transnational organised crime and drug trafficking, which pose a significant security threat worldwide. EEAS
• [New] The target of reducing fatalities and serious injuries by 50% by 2030 is still the right target, but it will not be achieved without a much stronger push from institutions, police, infrastructure managers, municipalities and society as a whole. European Western Balkans
• [New] Threat actors could potentially exploit the disclosed personal information to conduct identity theft, account takeover attacks, financial fraud, social engineering campaigns, SIM-swapping attacks, and other forms of cyber-enabled crime. CYFIRMA
• [New] In the United States, that risk falls disproportionately on poorer Black residents in high-crime urban areas. Crime Prevention Research Center
• [New] Australia's violent crime rate (including robbery, sexual incidents, assaults, and threats) was 104% higher than in the United States. Crime Prevention Research Center
• [New] Infosys will integrate X-Sight's key solutions for anti-money laundering and fraud to provide DNB with a holistic view of customer risk visibility and improve detection of complex and evolving financial crime patterns. Dwealth.news
• [New] The limited protection offered by Africa Corps to the Malian junta is a reality check for the other Alliance of Sahel States members, Niger and Burkina Faso, which face a similarly complex terrorist threat landscape and have likewise traded in Western partnerships for Russian aid in recent years. The Soufan Center
• [New] The fraud detection & prevention segment is expected to grow at a significant CAGR in the coming years, driven by rising cyber threats, identity theft, and financial crime across various countries. Precedence Research
• As global demand for gold and critical minerals continues to grow, illegal extraction and trafficking are increasingly linked to organized crime, illicit financial flows, corruption, environmental harm, and broader governance vulnerabilities. United Nations Western Europe

Last updated: 27 June 2026