Kathmandu, November 6. With a criminality score of 6.16, Nepal holds the 35th position among 193 countries in the Global Organized Crime Index 2021.

In September, Geneva’s Global Initiative produced a report claiming that Asia had the highest levels of criminality in the world.

The report stated, “Asia exhibits the highest levels of criminality with an overall score of 5.30 on the criminality scale. To an extent, this is not surprising … Asia hosts several distinct subregions, with some countries experiencing long-standing conflicts that help fuel markets, like arms and human trafficking, while others are sites of drug production and trade.”

The result of the index study shows that Asia is the hub for all different types of crimes. It features a range of crime markets, actors, exploitation, and slavery. “Asia’s most pervasive criminal market is human trafficking, followed by the synthetic drug trade.” the report noted.

The research also recognized Western Asia as the notoriously fragile region which has experienced conflict and terror in past decades, making it the only region in Asia that ranks in the global top five(with a score of 5.78).

Nepal ranks the third position among South Asian countries in the Global Organized Crime Index 2021.

The Global Organized Crime Index is the first tool of its kind designed to assess levels of organized crime and resilience to organized criminal activity. It includes in its rankings all the UN member states – 193 countries. The top five countries in the 2021 lists include:

The bottom five countries in the 2021 lists include:

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