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Table 1 Comparison of pre-COVID-19 report rankings of trafficking crimes by profits, costs, and seriousness

From: In the post-COVID-19 era, is the illegal wildlife trade the most serious form of trafficking?

Report emphasis

Wildlife trafficking

Drug trafficking

Weapons trafficking

Human trafficking

Illegal profits (May, 2017)

3

1

4

2

Economic and social costs (Fell et al., 2019)

N/A

1

3

2

Seriousness (Forte et al., 2017)

4

1

3

2

  1. Ranking from 1 to 4 with 1 being the highest ranked