I understand, I was just posting the range in FL to support your view. I actually thought it was smaller but it’s been about a half century since I was into reptiles and amphibians.
As for the rest of their range and poaching, most of it is serious wilderness so I doubt the crocs are in much danger. The politics beyond the pavement is “eat or be eaten.”
I hear that the warm effluent from the Turkey Point nuclear power plant was a great place for the crocs to breed. When I lived near there, the manatees sure enjoyed it. Reptiles from the greater range are popular pets around the world. Crocs may be too big to be great pets. but they probably are eaten. Access by boat is probably the most successful approach.