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This is Medellin, Colombia’s second city. Industrial & commercial hub. Also.... one of the densest and most hierarchical systems of organized crime in the country.
We’ve been studying the structures for over three years.
This is Medellin, Colombia’s second city. Industrial & commercial hub. Also.... one of the densest and most hierarchical systems of organized crime in the country.
We’ve been studying the structures for over three years.
The city holds ~400 street gangs called “combos”—groups of 15-50 armed young men who sell drugs, collect “security fees” from residents, and provide a degree of governing in some neighborhoods.
We’re completing a census of them. This is our best approximation of territories.
We’re completing a census of them. This is our best approximation of territories.
Nearly every low & middle income neighborhood has a combo. The borders are invisible but well known.
Some combos govern & hold legitimacy in eyes of residents.
Here’s a scatter plot from our survey of 7000 citizens. Averaging across 15 kinds of local gov, 0=Never 1=Always
Some combos govern & hold legitimacy in eyes of residents.
Here’s a scatter plot from our survey of 7000 citizens. Averaging across 15 kinds of local gov, 0=Never 1=Always
