Wikipedia:WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography/Organized crime task force

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Organized crime task force

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Scope

This task force aims to maintain and improve organized crime-related articles, expand articles, create new articles, and engage in collaborations. Feel free to discuss articles and content within this task force's scope on the task force's talk page. For a brief history of the project, see the project's History page. WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography is the parent WikiProject of this task force.

Topics

Organized crime topics can be placed in a range of categories, ranging from ethnic groups to historical periods. The subjects, defined as organized crime, include people, events, and related information on:

Organized crime, mafia and syndicates – groups, members and associates (particularly of the 20th century)
Gangs and street gangs (from the early 19th century to present)
Criminal societies and similar organizations

Excluded

Terrorism groups

Formatting

Biographies and other subjects should be formatted and organized per Wikipedia's Manual of Style.

Participants

You can find a list of all Members here. Joining the Organized crime task force is easy – just add your username to the bottom of the list. When joining the project, you should watch this page. This allows you to keep up-to-date with discussions about the project on the talk page.

Articles

Pending tasks

Feel free to add relevant tasks to this list.

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Maintain : Organized crime, Mafia
Stubs : See Criminal organization stubs and Stub-class organized crime articles for articles to expand
Verify : List of crime bosses, Organized crime in Italy

Article statistics

Organized crime articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
FA		1	1	9			11
FL				1			1
GA	2	7	19	74			102
B	8	34	71	234			347
C	22	97	173	1,143			1,435
Start	6	23	154	3,115			3,298
Stub			19	857			876
List	1	52	30	96			179
NA					1,743		1,743
Assessed	39	214	467	5,529	1,743		7,992
Unassessed						1	1
Total	39	214	467	5,529	1,743	1	7,993
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 28,731			Ω = 4.73

Missing articles

The following pages list nominations for new articles to be created.

WikiProject Missing encyclopedic articles § Organized crime – a long list of organized crime topics lacking articles
User:Skysmith/Missing topics about Crime § Organized crime section
WikiProject British crime/Wanted Articles § Organized crime section
List of identities in The Gangs of New York (book) – an article page with many red links, some of which likely qualify for articles

Article alerts

Below are article alerts for crime-related topics, some of which may include organized crime.

Did you know

06 Aug 2026 – Dora Brilliant (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion
02 Aug 2026 – Victoriano Gómez Urrutia (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by CoryGlee (t · c); see discussion
02 Aug 2026 – 2020 Westgate Entertainment District shooting (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Militant.Insurgency (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2026 – Chao Xu (rapist) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Toadboy123 (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2026 – German Driving School Telegram rape network (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Toadboy123 (t · c); see discussion
28 Jul 2026 – Los Errantes (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Grnrchst (t · c); see discussion
25 Jul 2026 – Killing of Akua Denteh (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Finnfrog99 (t · c); see discussion
20 Jul 2026 – March 2009 Yemen bombings (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Hsnkn (t · c); see discussion
14 Jul 2026 – 2008 attack on the United States embassy in Sanaa (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Hsnkn (t · c); see discussion
13 Jul 2026 – 2012 emo killings in Iraq (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by OpalYosutebito (t · c); see discussion

(10 more...)

Articles for deletion

07 Aug 2026 – 2026 Baku school shooting (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Militant.Insurgency (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
07 Aug 2026 – Ivan Cantu (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bluehawkking (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – Diane Downs (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Sesamehoneytart (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – Arrest of Omi in a Hellcat (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gommeh (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – 2017 Uppsala rape (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – Nadia nun rape case (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
04 Aug 2026 – Bryan Kohberger (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Pinchme123 (t · c); see discussion (10 participants)
04 Aug 2026 – List of Mexican states by homicides (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
03 Aug 2026 – 2026 London antisemitic attacks (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Tarhataz (t · c); see discussion (17 participants)
03 Aug 2026 – Paul Curry (murderer) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)

(12 more...)

Proposed deletions

04 Aug 2026 – 1377 London riots (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by DraconicDark (t · c): concern
04 Aug 2026 – 2004 Baqubah bombing (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c): concern
04 Aug 2026 – 30 September 2004 Baghdad bombing (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c): concern
04 Aug 2026 – Fleet Street riot (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by DraconicDark (t · c) was deproded by JASpencer (t · c) (author) on 07 Aug 2026
30 Jul 2026 – The Outlaw Doctor (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
30 Jul 2026 – Bombing of Han Dan Festival (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Kowal2701 (t · c) was deleted
26 Jul 2026 – Murder of Ermanto Usman (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Fifteen thousand two hundred twenty four (t · c) was deleted
26 Jul 2026 – 22 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c) was redirected to Abdirahman Omar Osman#Assassination (talk · edit · hist)
26 Jul 2026 – 24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c) was redirected to Abdirahman Omar Osman#Assassination (talk · edit · hist)
26 Jul 2026 – 20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by HerrHeulsuse (t · c) was redirected to List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province#2017 (talk · edit · hist)

Categories for discussion

29 Jul 2026 – Category:August 1998 crimes in Asia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2026 – Category:August 1996 crimes in Asia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2026 – Category:August 1991 crimes in Asia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
25 Jul 2026 – Category:Sportspeople convicted of sex crimes (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by The Bushranger (t · c); see discussion
21 Jul 2026 – Category:Attacks in the 1890s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
11 Jul 2026 – Category:19th-century religious terrorist incidents (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
11 Jul 2026 – Category:19th-century terrorist incidents (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
11 Jul 2026 – Category:Terrorist incidents in the 1890s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
11 Jul 2026 – Category:Terrorist incidents in the 1880s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
07 May 2026 – Category:Mass killings by ideology (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

07 Aug 2026 – Bryan Kohberger (Criminal) (talk · edit · hist) →Bryan Kohberger was RfDed by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion
05 Aug 2026 – Digital art theft (talk · edit · hist) →Non-fungible token was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
04 Aug 2026 – Megaprison (talk · edit · hist) →Terrorism Confinement Center was RfDed by Pppery (alt) (t · c); see discussion
02 Aug 2026 – TikTok School shooter (talk · edit · hist) →Jon Romano was RfDed by मल्ल (t · c); see discussion
29 Jul 2026 – American Armada (talk · edit · hist) →2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East was RfDed by Z. Patterson (t · c); see discussion
23 Jul 2026 – Orelha (talk · edit · hist) →Orelha case was RfDed by Consarn (t · c); see discussion
22 Jul 2026 – Irgun gang (talk · edit · hist) →Irgun was RfDed by Biosketch (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

08 Aug 2026 – File:Ted Bundy murder kit.JPG (talk · edit · hist) (on Ted Bundy) was FfDed by Based5290 (t · c); see discussion
01 Aug 2026 – File:DennisRader.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Dennis Rader) was FfDed by FDW777 (t · c); see discussion
23 Jul 2026 – File:Eva Dugan (murderer).png (talk · edit · hist) (on Eva Dugan) was FfDed by Manchesterunited1234 (t · c); see discussion
23 Jul 2026 – File:Four Spirits Statue Kelly Ingram Park Alabama.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 16th Street Baptist Church bombing) was FfDed by JayCubby (t · c); see discussion
16 Jun 2026 – File:2Pac - Sept. 6, 1996.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Murder of Tupac Shakur) was FfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion

Templates

Add {{WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography}} with the parameters |organizedcrime=yes and |organizedcrime-imp=low/mid/high/top. Adds article to list of articles maintained by the task force.
{{User Organized crime}} – userbox for the WikiProject

Invitation

To invite users to join the project, use {{subst:WP Organized crime invitation}}.

Userbox

{{User Organized crime}} produces:

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Resources

WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography – a category for crime-related articles and content

Old project pages

Old (historic) project pages
Organized crime & Wikipedia (2006–2007)
General questions (2006–2007)
WikiProject Organized crime (2007)

Related Wikiprojects

External links

Media related to Organized crime at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Gangs (organized crime) at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Mafia at Wikimedia Commons

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