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Organized Crime & Non-Political Violence

Category ID: organized_crime Icon: skull Color: #B91C1C This category contains 6 event types and 28 subtypes for tracking organized crime & non-political violence events.

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Special Fields

This category includes the following specialized metadata fields:
FieldTypeRequiredOptions
organization_typestringYes7 values (see below)
activity_domainstringNo7 values (see below)
fatalitiesintegerNo
suspects_identifiedbooleanNo
law_enforcement_responsestringNo5 values (see below)

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Organization Type

Field ID: organization_type
Type: string
Required: Yes Allowed values:
  • Cartel
  • Gang
  • Mafia
  • Militia
  • Paramilitary
  • Syndicate
  • Unknown

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Activity Domain

Field ID: activity_domain
Type: string
Required: No Allowed values:
  • Drug trafficking
  • Arms trafficking
  • Human trafficking
  • Extortion
  • Smuggling
  • Contract killing
  • Territory control

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Fatalities

Field ID: fatalities
Type: integer
Required: No

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Suspects Identified

Field ID: suspects_identified
Type: boolean
Required: No

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Law Enforcement Response

Field ID: law_enforcement_response
Type: string
Required: No Allowed values:
  • None
  • Investigation
  • Raid
  • Arrests
  • Military deployment

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Event Type Hierarchy

The Organized Crime & Non-Political Violence category includes the following complete hierarchy:

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Drug War Violence

Type ID: drug_war_violence
Subtypes: 5
  • Cartel On Cartel Clash (cartel_on_cartel_clash)
  • Cartel Vs State Engagement (cartel_vs_state_engagement)
  • Drug Lab Raid (drug_lab_raid)
  • Narco Blockade (narco_blockade)
  • Forced Recruitment (forced_recruitment)

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Trafficking Operation

Type ID: trafficking_operation
Subtypes: 4
  • Human Trafficking (human_trafficking)
  • Arms Trafficking (arms_trafficking)
  • Drug Shipment Interdiction (drug_shipment_interdiction)
  • Smuggling Route Disruption (smuggling_route_disruption)

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Gang Activity

Type ID: gang_activity
Subtypes: 5
  • Turf War (turf_war)
  • Gang Related Homicide (gang_related_homicide)
  • Extortion Racket (extortion_racket)
  • Drive By Shooting (drive_by_shooting)
  • Initiation Violence (initiation_violence)

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Organized Crime Enforcement

Type ID: organized_crime_enforcement
Subtypes: 5
  • Kingpin Arrest (kingpin_arrest)
  • Asset Seizure (asset_seizure)
  • Extradition Operation (extradition_operation)
  • Witness Protection Event (witness_protection_event)
  • Informant Assassination (informant_assassination)

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Mafia And Syndicate Activity

Type ID: mafia_and_syndicate_activity
Subtypes: 5
  • Contract Killing (contract_killing)
  • Protection Racket (protection_racket)
  • Money Laundering Operation (money_laundering_operation)
  • Infiltration Of Legitimate Business (infiltration_of_legitimate_business)
  • Internal Power Struggle (internal_power_struggle)

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Kidnapping And Ransom

Type ID: kidnapping_and_ransom
Subtypes: 4
  • Express Kidnapping (express_kidnapping)
  • Ransom Negotiation (ransom_negotiation)
  • Hostage Rescue (hostage_rescue)
  • Mass Abduction (mass_abduction)

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Example API Queries

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Get all Organized Crime & Non-Political Violence events

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.intrace.com/v1/corpus/events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    params={"event_category": "organized_crime"}
)
events = response.json()

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Get Drug War Violence events

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.intrace.com/v1/corpus/events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    params={
        "event_category": "organized_crime",
        "event_type": "drug_war_violence"
    }
)

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Conceptual Guidance

Organized crime events distinguish between:
  • Drug War Violence: Cartel and gang conflicts
  • Trafficking Operations: Movement of illicit goods/people
  • Gang Activity: Street gang operations
  • Mafia & Syndicate Activity: Traditional organized crime
Use law_enforcement_response to indicate intervention level. ← Back to Taxonomy Overview