UK's NCA disputes claim it's nearly three times less efficient than the FBI

A Social Market Foundation report criticizes the UK’s approach to serious organized crime (SOC), using a crude arrest-based comparison to claim the FBI is nearly three times more effective than the NCA, while acknowledging the agencies’ differing remits. Citing worsening SOC metrics and rising participation, the think tank urges reclassifying SOC as a top national security threat, boosting NCA funding, and improving recruitment and technology alignment. The NCA disputes arrests as a valid metric and asserts it is achieving record impacts while adapting to evolving SOC complexity in coordination with policing and government partners.