See that the mayor of Larnaca is leading a clamour for action against organised crime. Obviously no one other than the Mafia would object.
However it seems that the real problem in the South has usually been disorganised crime. As in many other countries - although to a greater extent than some - murder and other violent crime seem to take place primarily within family groups or among close acquaintances. Hard to assess from the stats, even assuming they are accurate. (And why do some refer to ‘intentional homicide’? Surely if it’s not intentional it isn’t homicide). Cyprus pretty far down the list of European countries in murders per hundred thousand - a list surprisingly led by Latvia (followed pretty closely by Türkiye). Maybe the stats in Cyprus include the more peaceful North.
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