Organized Crime & Non-Political Violence Taxonomy

Complete event type and subtype reference for Organized Crime & Non-Political Violence

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.

Special Fields

This category includes the following specialized metadata fields:

Field	Type	Required	Options
organization_type	string	Yes	7 values (see below)
activity_domain	string	No	7 values (see below)
fatalities	integer	No
suspects_identified	boolean	No
law_enforcement_response	string	No	5 values (see below)

Organization Type

Field ID: organization_type
Type: string
Required: Yes

Allowed values:

• Cartel
• Gang
• Mafia
• Militia
• Paramilitary
• Syndicate
• Unknown

Activity Domain

Field ID: activity_domain
Type: string
Required: No

Allowed values:

• Drug trafficking
• Arms trafficking
• Human trafficking
• Extortion
• Smuggling
• Contract killing
• Territory control

Fatalities

Field ID: fatalities
Type: integer
Required: No

Suspects Identified

Field ID: suspects_identified
Type: boolean
Required: No

Law Enforcement Response

Field ID: law_enforcement_response
Type: string
Required: No

Allowed values:

• None
• Investigation
• Raid
• Arrests
• Military deployment

Event Type Hierarchy

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Example API Queries

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()

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"
    }
)

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.

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