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Cost of organised crime in Australia

ANIMATION: Organised crime costs Australia between $10 and $15 billion every year, representing a significant threat to Australian society. Organised crime is also adaptable and sophisticated and the associated risks carry significant consequences for businesses and the Australian community.

Organised crime costs Australia between $10 and $15 billion every year, representing a significant threat to Australian society. Organised crime is also adaptable and sophisticated and the associated risks carry significant consequences for businesses and the Australian community.

We know this volume of cash is hard to comprehend, so the ACC has come up with a way to visually represent what $15 billion looks like. See our animation below.

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The Australian Crime Commission estimates that organised crime costs Australia between 10 and 15 billion dollars annually. That volume of cash is hard to comprehend. Imagine filling the entire North Atrium at Federation Square, Melbourne with 100 dollar notes - that is what Australia is losing to organised crime every year. The Australian Crime Commission is the national criminal intelligence agency and exists to 'unite the fight' against organised crime.