Category
Crime & justice
Of rising topics in Crime & justice, 3.2% were still in the top 100 four weeks later (all Crime & justice topics: 4.0%). Scorecard →
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Argentina
Portal de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de Corrientes, Public domain Aníbal Gordon WeeklyArgentine death squad leader (1930–1987)
In the news: Marcelo Larraquy: “Gordon nace de la simbiosis entre el crimen y la política” (Revista Noticias)
Australia
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Austria
Abagnale & Associates (Work for Hire), CC BY-SA 4.0 Frank Abagnale RisingAmerican security consultant, former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist
- Franz Wurst Rising
Austrian pediatrician, convicted for child molestation and instigation to murder (1920–2008)
Belgium
Unknown photographer, Public domain Ted Bundy BreakoutAmerican serial killer (1946–1989)
In the news: Dr. Katherine Ramsland: New murder victim linked to Ted Bundy (WGN Radio 720)
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 November 2015 Paris attacks Risingseries of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Europe, on November 13, 2015
Rising in 3 countries
Brazil
Bulgaria
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Colombia
Croatia
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 November 2015 Paris attacks Low confidenceseries of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Europe, on November 13, 2015
Rising in 3 countries
Estonia
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
France
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 November 2015 Paris attacks Risingseries of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Europe, on November 13, 2015
Rising in 3 countries
Germany
Abagnale & Associates (Work for Hire), CC BY-SA 4.0 Frank Abagnale RisingAmerican security consultant, former confidence trickster, check forger, impostor, and escape artist
Ghana
Suzy1919, CC BY-SA 4.0
Guatemala
Paul Wiegmans, Public domain Fraud Rising Low confidenceintentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
In the news: Dos detenidos y 9 investigados por estafas bancarias de 140.000 euros a través de llamadas (www.elnoticierodigital.com)
Hungary
Bope75, CC BY-SA 4.0
Italy
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Japan
Asanagi, CC0 Sagamihara stabbings Low confidencemass murder committed in 2016 at a residential facility for people with severe intellectual disabilities in Japan
Kenya
Kuwait
- Forgery Breakout Low confidence
process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive
In the news: توسّع فيتنام والبرازيل أسواقهما الزراعية. (Vietnam.vn)
Latvia
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Lithuania
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes RisingAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Malawi
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Mexico
Juden253, CC BY-SA 4.0
Morocco
Netherlands
Aruba Police Force (KPA, #13234), Public domain
New Zealand
Verodemortillet, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nigeria
Paul Wiegmans, Public domain Fraud Rising Low confidenceintentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
In the news: Fuji musician in Lagos court over alleged N21m fraud (Punch Newspapers)
- Alleged N21.25m fraud: EFCC arraigns Fuji musician (The Nation Newspaper)
Norway
Adasess, CC BY-SA 3.0 Ole Borgh - Justismuseet, CC BY 3.0
Pakistan
Sobi2203, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paraguay
Flickr user elmimmo, CC BY 2.0 Organized crime Breakout Low confidenceprevalence of groupings of highly centralized criminal enterprises; criminal activity performed in a well organized manner
In the news: PVEM propone elevar hasta 25 años de cárcel las penas por delitos ambientales (Imagen Radio)
Peru
Arturo Mari / Associated Press, Public domain Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II RisingMay 1981 shooting by Mehmet Ali Ağca in St. Peter's Square
Portugal
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Réunion
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 November 2015 Paris attacks Low confidenceseries of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Europe, on November 13, 2015
Rising in 3 countries
Romania
Juden253, CC BY-SA 4.0 - True Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics Falling Low confidence
podcast
Serbia
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Rising Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
Singapore
蔡淑芳@sfchoi8964, CC BY 2.5 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre Low confidenceChinese pro-democracy movement and subsequent massacre
Slovakia
Clément de Fauquembergue, Public domain Joan of Arc Rising Low confidenceFrench folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death
Photo by Max Morse for TechCrunch TechCrunch, CC BY 2.0 Elizabeth Holmes Low confidenceAmerican biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud
In the news: Amanda Seyfried's explosive dinner with Elizabeth Holmes' partner (ottawasun.com) · found by GDELT
South Africa
- Mbuyiseli Madlanga Rising Low confidence
lawyer and judge
In the news: Hawks investigator admits entrapment ops error at Madlanga Commission (SABC News)
South Korea
KBS, CC BY 3.0
Spain
Eurotrash, CC BY 3.0 Isabel Peralta NewSpanish neonazi activist
In the news: "Avec trois chargeurs, j'en tue 60 et ça peut servir d'exemple" : un véritable arsenal découvert lors de l'interpellation d'une militante néo nazie espagnole, Isabel Peralta envisageait une action en (lindependant.fr) · found by GDELT
Sri Lanka
Paul Wiegmans, Public domain Fraud Rising Low confidenceintentional deception made for unfair or unlawful gain or damaging or depriving a victim
In the news: Licensable picture: United State Attorney Middle District of Florida Gregory W. Kehoe announced Thursday, November 12, 2026, that a Jacksonville (Reuters Connect)
- Jacksonville pharmacy owner accused in $51 million healthcare fraud scheme (firstcoastnews.com)
Switzerland
Maya-Anaïs Yataghène from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 November 2015 Paris attacks Risingseries of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, Europe, on November 13, 2015
Rising in 3 countries
Thailand
Original: Andreia Gaita Vector: OmegaFallon, Public domain Error message Low confidencemessage displayed on a monitor screen or printout indicating that an incorrect instruction has been given or that there is an error resulting from faulty software or hardware
Ukraine
USSR Government, Public domain
United Arab Emirates
- Visa fraud Rising Low confidence
The sale, provision, or transfer of otherwise legitimate visas, misrepresentation of reasons for traveling and forgery or alteration of a visa.
In the news: Paxton Ends Chinese Visa Fraud Case With a Childcare Center Pact (Bloomberg Law News)
United States
- Scott Colom Rising
American lawyer
In the news: Scott Colom makes history in Mississippi. Two other Black men did the same 150 years before him (wfmj.com) · found by GDELT
Uruguay
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain


























