Organized crime by ethnicity

, also known as , or simply the Japanese Mafia, are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media (by request of the police) call them , while the yakuza call themselves . The English equivalent for the term yakuza is gangster, meaning an individual involved in a Mafia-like criminal organization.

organized crimes syndicate originating in Sicily, Italy

umbrella term for organized Russian crime groups

Italian-American criminal organization

criminal organizations based in Albania and Kosovo or composed of ethnic Albanians

various criminal organizations

general term for organized criminal groups based in Turkey

chechen Islamist militant group

MAFIA group

organized crime

United States criminal syndicate of Irishmen and Irish-Americans

Bulgarian series of organized crime elements

umbrella term for Georgian organized crime groups

organized crime group in Soviet Union

Kkangpae () is a romanization of the Korean word that is commonly translated to 'gangster' or 'thug'. The term is commonly used to refer to members of unorganized street gangs. By contrast, members of organized crime gangs are called geondal () or jopok (; Abbreviation of ).

umbrella term for Armenian organized crime groups

prevalent Bosnian criminal organizations and activities

organized crime groups consisting of ethnic Azerbaijanis

umbrella term for Ukrainian organized crime groups

Organized crime groups from Romania

Italian journalistic expression describing Sardinian kidnapping groups

various organized crime elements originating from Greece