A Systematic Literature Review of Blockchain-Based Community Intelligence for Countering Criminal Logistics
Abstract
The increasing prevalence of kidnappings and armed banditry has intensified the need to disrupt the logistical networks that sustain criminal operations. These criminal networks pose significant threats to national security, socio-economic stability, and public safety. Blockchain technology and decentralised threat intelligence (DTI) platforms offer considerable potential for addressing these challenges through secure data management, informant anonymity, tamper-resistant record-keeping, and trusted information sharing. This systematic literature review synthesises recent studies on decentralised technologies and community-driven intelligence systems aimed at enhancing public safety and disrupting criminal logistics. Following PRISMA guidelines, the review examines peer-reviewed studies published from 2020 to 2026, retrieved from IEEE Xplore, ScienceDirect, SpringerLink, ACM Digital Library, Web of Science, and Scopus. It analyses blockchain applications for digital evidence management, smart contract-based access control, and decentralised threat intelligence, while evaluating the datasets and performance metrics used to assess these systems. The review identifies several limitations in existing approaches, including deployment challenges in resource-constrained environments, the absence of mechanisms for tracking physical criminal supply chains, and the privacy risks associated with conventional centralised reporting systems. Although blockchain-based architectures demonstrate strong capabilities in ensuring data integrity, transparency, and resistance to single points of failure, current solutions remain largely focused on securing digital information rather than supporting the real-time disruption of illicit logistics in low-resource and violence-prone environments. These findings reveal a significant research gap in decentralised systems capable of integrating trusted community intelligence with operational support for disrupting physical criminal activities in resource-constrained environments. The findings establish a research foundation for the design of a Decentralised Autonomous Security Network (DASN), providing a pathway toward blockchain-enabled public safety and resilient community intelligence systems. Keywords - Blockchain-Based Community Intelligence, Countering Criminal Logistics, Literature CISDI Journal Reference Format Ojerinde O.A., Ojeniyi J.A., Uduimoh A.A & Noibi A.K. (2026): A Systematic Literature Review of Blockchain-Based Community Intelligence for Countering Criminal Logistics. Computing, Information Systems, Development Informatics & Allied Research Journal. Vol 17 No 3, Pp 1-22. Available online at www.isteams.net/cisdijournal. dx.doi.org/10.22624/AIMS/CISDI/V17N3P1