The Mafia is an organized criminal community that formed in Sicily in the second half of the 19th century and subsequently spread its activities to large economically developed cities in the United States and some other countries. It is an association of criminal groups that have a common organization, structure, and code of conduct. Each group operates by carrying out racketeering in a specific territory - in the area of ​​a large city, a small town, or an entire region of the country.