COMMON ANALYSIS
Last updated: August 2023
Criminality is pervasive in Somalia [Security 2023, 1.2., p. 23]. Reported crimes include killings, sexual violence, abductions, banditry, thefts, robberies, money extortion, piracy, (child) trafficking, human and/or arms smuggling [Security 2021, 2.6.2.2., p. 128; 2.7.1.3., p. 145; Actors, 7.6.2., pp. 105-106, 7.7.2., pp. 112-113].
Against this backdrop, during the reference period, a rising issue in the Somali context was the drifting of many Somali youth towards organised criminal gangs, especially in the Somali cities, notably in Mogadishu [Security 2023, 1.2. p. 23].
Where there is no nexus to a reason for persecution, the risk of being subjected to criminal acts may qualify under Article 15(b) QD.