Organised crime
Threats from organised crime
An Annual Report and Threat Assessment is published each year setting out an account of the work in tackling organised crime looking back and the anticipated threat areas for the year ahead. The threats cover:
- Cyber Crime
- Drug Crime
- Economic Crime
- intellectual property crime
- Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
- Organised Immigration Crime
- Border Crime
- Excise Evasion and Tax Fraud
- National Serious and Organised Crime
- Environmental Crime
- Organised Crime against the Benefit System
Copies of current and previous reports can be found here - Organised Crime Task Force - Annual Report & Threat Assessments
Organised Crime Task Force
An Organised Crime Task Force was established in 2000. It provides a multi- agency partnership approach to tackling organised crime in Northern Ireland. The Organised Crime Task Force brings together police, customs and other law enforcement agencies, along with Government Departments, the Policing Board and the local business community to combat organised crime.
More information can be found on the Organised Crime Task Force website(external link opens in a new window / tab)
Strategy
The Northern Ireland Organised Crime Strategy 2021-2024 is a multi-agency strategy to help protect individuals, communities and businesses in Northern Ireland from organised crime. The Strategy came into effect on 1 April 2021.
The strategic objectives were aligned to four thematic pillars of:
• Pursue: pursuing offenders through investigation, disruption and prosecution.
• Prepare and Protect: supporting individuals, communities, systems and businesses to mitigate vulnerability and impact.
• Prevent: deterring and diverting people from engaging and re-engaging in organised crime.
• Partnership: creating a sustainable, efficient, effective and collaborative system response.
Following the expiration of this strategy in March 2024, an Addendum Work Plan that carried forward any ongoing or incomplete actions was developed. This work plan continued to be based around the four thematic pillars from the previous strategy. A link to the current work plan can be found at - OCTF Addendum Work Plan 24-25 | Department of Justice