"traditionelle" former for organiseret kriminalitet som f.eks. menneskehandel og -smugling, handel med stjålne køretøjer og kunstværker samt miljøkriminalitet er der dukket andre former op som f.eks. tyveri af og ulovlig handel med nukleare og radioaktive materialer.
Alongside the "traditional" types of organized crime, such as the traffic in persons, smuggling of illegal immigrants, trade in stolen vehicles, trade in stolen works of art and crimes against the environment, other forms of crime have emerged, such as the theft and illegal trade in radioactive or nuclear products.