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That's why they're still regarded as the most important criminal organization imho; even in this day and age the mob is still the most resourceful, they still have their fingers in all the pies and their reach is still the furthest. If you're a serious criminal wanting to make a buck it's still much more profitable working with the mob and going against them will get you nowhere at the end of the day.
I don't think the American mafia is being mocked by other criminal organizations; they're definitely respected, but the way I see it, it's not out of fear or the threat of violence.
Italy of course, is a different ballgame. If a locally active Nigerian, Albanian or Chinese criminal would lay his hands on for instance a high ranking Camorra or Ndrangheta member he would see his sweatshop getting torched and his family being killed and dissolved in a barrel of acid in no time.
Those Italian and Jewish ghettos are no longer around in most cities which might reduce the number of really tough guys ,not just physically ,but mentally tough and hard, who would become part of the Italian Mafia
You make a good point.Prime example was the massacre in Volturno in Caserta Province. Probably Scampia neighborhood and other sections of Naples and other Italian towns ,for example, are still turning out plenty of guys that are as hard and tough as their predecessors ever were
