El Salvador: Kidnapping rate

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 El Salvador

Kidnappings per 100,000 people

 Latest value 0.3
 Year 2015
 Measure kidnappings per 100,000 people
 Data availability 2005 - 2015
 Average 0.3
 Min - Max 0.1 - 0.5
 Source The UN office on drugs and crime
The latest value from 2015 is 0.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people, unchanged from 0.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people in 2014. In comparison, the world average is 2.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people, based on data from 90 countries. Historically, the average for El Salvador from 2005 to 2015 is 0.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The minimum value, 0.1 kidnappings per 100,000 people, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 0.5 kidnappings per 100,000 people was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
El Salvador - Kidnapping rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
El Salvador - Kidnapping rate - historical chart - 2005-2015




Definition: Number of kidnappings per 100,000 people per year.

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