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Victim Organizations

Corruption Cases by Industry
Figure 46 displays the total number of cases in each industry, along with the percentage of those cases categorized as
corruption schemes. Although mining only had 20 total cases reported, 11 of those cases (55%) involved corruption,
which was the highest percent of corruption cases in any industry. Other industries with fairly high proportions of
corruption schemes included the transportation and warehousing, oil and gas, and manufacturing sectors. In contrast,
professional services (e.g., medical, legal, and accounting services) reported the fewest number of corruption cases,
with only 16.7% of cases.

Figure 46: Corruption Cases by Industry

Number of
Percent of Cases
Industry Total Number Corruption Cases Involving Corruption
of Cases
Mining 20 11 55.0%
Transportation and Warehousing 68 35 51.5%
Oil and Gas 74 36 48.6%
Manufacturing 192 93 48.4%
Technology 74 33 44.6%
Telecommunications 62 26 41.9%
Wholesale Trade 36 15 41.7%
Government and Public Administration 229 88 38.4%
Banking and Financial Services 368 138 37.5%
Communications and Publishing 16 6 37.5%
Other 153 57 37.3%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, and Hunting 44 16 36.4%
Construction 86 31 36.0%
Utilities 40 14 35.0%
Real Estate 41 14 34.1%
Retail 104 34 32.7%
Education 132 42 31.8%
Health Care 144 44 30.6%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 37 11 29.7%
Religious, Charitable, or Social Services 52 15 28.8%
Services (Other) 70 20 28.6%
Insurance 85 24 28.2%
Services (Professional) 60 10 16.7%

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