The Israeli mafia (Hebrew: מאפיה ישראלית, romanized: Mafiyah Yisraelit, or ארגוני פשע בישראל, Irgunei pesha bəYisrael, "organized crime in Israel") are the organized crime groups operating in Israel or consisting of Israeli members. There are 16 crime families operating in Israel, five major groups active on the national level and 11 smaller organizations. There are six Jewish crime families active and three Arab crime families.[1] Many heads and members of the crime groups have either been killed or are in prison.[2][3]