September 2025: Transnational Crime Trends

A new era of transnational crime is reshaping the global security landscape—where tech-savvy syndicates, trafficking networks, and crime-as-a-service operations are rewriting the rules. As borders blur and threats evolve, police leaders must harness bold strategies and sharp insights to disrupt networks, reclaim control, and redefine public safety for an unpredictable world.

GUEST EDITORS: Matt Langer, Carl Maupin

GUEST ADVISOR: Jude Sunderbruch

Articles

• The Change That Change Requires

  By Sébastien Moras, Head of Corporate Affairs Bureau, Europol
  In the European Union (EU), serious and organized crime constitutes an ever-evolving threat. For experienced law enforcement officers, it remains a known phenomenon by some of its key features like it...

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• The Many Layers of Transnational Auto Theft

  By Thomas Carrique, Commissioner, Ontario Provincial Police, and President, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police
  Transnational crime, defined as illegal activities that span across national borders, has been a persistent ...

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• Disrupting the Network

  By Michael Walters, Special Agent, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
  In recent years, the term “human trafficking” has garnered a considerable amount of attention across a variety of spaces. Law enforcement agencies across the United States have started to make it ...

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• Contracted Chaos

  By Reece P. Kershaw, Commissioner, Australian Federal Police
  In late 2024 and early 2025, a series of anti-Semitic attacks took place across Australia’s eastern states. Mostly involving arson and graffiti, these attacks understandably struck terror into the ...

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