Australia: Kidnappings per 100,000 people, 2008 - 2017:
For that indicator, we provide data for Australia from 2008 to 2017. The average value for Australia during that period was 5.5 kidnappings per 100,000 people with a minimum of 2 kidnappings per 100,000 people in 2017 and a maximum of 19.1 kidnappings per 100,000 people in 2008.
The latest value from 2017 is 2 kidnappings per 100,000 people. For comparison, the world average in 2017 based on 65
countries is 1.8 kidnappings per 100,000 people.
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Definition: Number of kidnappings per 100,000 people per year.