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				8		8
FL				1		1
GA	2	7	18	68		95
B	9	29	68	223		329
C	26	95	168	1,022		1,311
Start	5	21	146	3,021		3,193
Stub			20	874		894
List	1	35	32	93		161
NA					1,640	1,640
Assessed	43	187	452	5,310	1,640	7,632
Total	43	187	452	5,310	1,640	7,632
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 27,750			Ω = 4.76

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.

Today's featured articles

11 Feb 2025 – Northern Bank robbery (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

03 Feb 2025 – Gary Tuggle (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Queen of Hearts (t · c); see discussion
03 Feb 2025 – Benjamin Schreiber (criminal) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Queen of Hearts (t · c); see discussion
30 Jan 2025 – Lois Riess (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Afrowriter (t · c); see discussion
19 Jan 2025 – Goodnight Chicken (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Jolielover (t · c); see discussion
16 Jan 2025 – Girl in pink jacket (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Mhhossein (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – 1862 Brooklyn riot (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JJonahJackalope (t · c); see discussion
12 Jan 2025 – Temujin Kensu (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Michael D. Turnbull (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

02 Feb 2025 – Matthew Huttle (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
30 Jan 2025 – Kidnapping of Naama Levy (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dorian Gray Wild (t · c); see discussion (20 participants)
28 Jan 2025 – Brian D'Ambrosio (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Glane23 (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
26 Jan 2025 – Operation Mallorca (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aŭstriano (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
16 Jan 2025 – James J. Smith (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
07 Jan 2025 – William Stafford Jones (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion (8 participants; relisted)
24 Jan 2025 – Killings of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Asigooo (t · c) was closed as keep by Mojo Hand (t · c) on 31 Jan 2025; see discussion (10 participants)
23 Jan 2025 – Death of Natalie McNally (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Badbluebus (t · c) was closed as delete by ComplexRational (t · c) on 30 Jan 2025; see discussion (6 participants)
13 Jan 2025 – Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by QuicoleJR (t · c) was closed as merge by Benison (t · c) on 28 Jan 2025; see discussion (15 participants; relisted)
11 Jan 2025 – Mike Abrams (criminal) (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c) was closed as no consensus by Sandstein (t · c) on 02 Feb 2025; see discussion (6 participants; relisted)

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Proposed deletions

29 Jan 2025 – Lancashire Probation Trust (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by LibStar (t · c): Created by a single purpose editor. Only primary sources provided. Fails WP:ORG.

Categories for discussion

30 Jan 2025 – Category:Criminals by city (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:Murders in Puerto Rico by year (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:Murders in Puerto Rico by decade (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:2010s murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:2000s murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:1990s murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:1980s murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:1970s murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:1930s murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion
14 Jan 2025 – Category:2009 murders in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Aidan721 (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

29 Jan 2025 – Statutory rape (In US) (talk · edit · hist) →Statutory rape was RfDed by Home Lander (t · c); see discussion
23 Jan 2025 – Bangladesh captives held in Guantanamo (talk · edit · hist) →List of Guantanamo Bay detainees was RfDed by Tausheef Hassan (t · c); see discussion
13 Jan 2025 – Rebecca Scofield (talk · edit · hist) →2022 University of Idaho killings was RfDed by Denniscabrams (t · c); see discussion
03 Jan 2025 – Moumita Debnath (talk · edit · hist) →2024 Kolkata rape and murder was RfDed by TheAstorPastor (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

24 Jan 2025 – File:Wong Chik Yeok.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Killing of Wong Chik Yeok) was FfDed by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion
18 Jan 2025 – File:Derek Chauvin mugshot April 2021.webp (talk · edit · hist) (on Derek Chauvin) was FfDed by PARAKANYAA (t · c); see discussion
17 Jan 2025 – File:Photo of Luigi Mangione taken by the Pennsylvania State Police in Altoona, PA.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Luigi Mangione) was FfDed by Di (they-them) (t · c); see discussion

Good article nominees

03 Feb 2025 – Benjamin Schreiber (criminal) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Queen of Hearts (t · c); start discussion
02 Feb 2025 – 2014 Southern Yemen offensive (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Hsnkn (t · c); start discussion
31 Jan 2025 – 1862 Brooklyn riot (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by JJonahJackalope (t · c); start discussion
20 Jan 2025 – Goodnight Chicken (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Jolielover (t · c); see discussion
12 Jan 2025 – Operation Destabilise (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by CommissarDoggo (t · c); start discussion
30 Dec 2024 – Bruce Lehrmann (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TarnishedPath (t · c); start discussion
30 Dec 2024 – Jasper Abraham murder case (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Dumelow (t · c); start discussion
22 Dec 2024 – Darryl De Sousa (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Queen of Hearts (t · c); start discussion
05 Dec 2024 – Avi Yemini (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by TarnishedPath (t · c); start discussion
04 Nov 2024 – Amos Yee (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by OpalYosutebito (t · c); see discussion

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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:

This user is a participant in the Organized crime task force.

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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