TOP 5 CRIMINAL GANGS

Five groups have stood out in InSight Crime’s coverage during 2023. We analyze why, and what they tell us about criminal developments in Latin America and the Caribbean over the year.

Over the past decade, InSight Crime has developed a complex methodology to map, measure, and analyze the characteristics of criminal groups with an established territorial presence. Our experts use information obtained through fieldwork, interviews, and databases to measure the following variables: territorial reach (40 points), criminal economies (40 points), state penetration (40 points), military capacity (40 points), structure (40 points), leadership (20 points), and criminal alliances (10 points). 

We applied this criminal index methodology to the five most frequently mentioned groups in our coverage in 2023 and these were the results.

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TOP 5 CRIMINAL GANGS