Interpol was founded in 1923 in Vienna as the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC). After World War II, the agency was renamed Interpol and adopted a new constitution.
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00:00 Dutchman Joran van der Schloot, just one of the tens of thousands of convicted criminals
00:05 identified and located thanks to international police cooperation.
00:09 Interpol, the international law enforcement agency which coordinated this man's extradition,
00:14 marks 100 years of service on Tuesday.
00:17 Despite its many wins, the organization's chief, Juergen Stock, says cross-border crimes
00:22 are increasing.
00:23 "We are currently facing an epidemic of transnational organized crime which is undermining societies,
00:32 communities and businesses.
00:36 It is now so significant that it has become a global security emergency."
00:42 Stock has promised to announce a so-called Vienna Declaration later this week to combat
00:46 cross-border crime.
00:49 Interpol currently boasts 19 global databases which are used to identify some 15 victims
00:54 of child abuse globally every day.
00:56 (whooshing)
00:58 (dramatic music)