Kidnapping rate - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Kidnappings per 100,000 people, 2017:

The average for 2017 based on 65 countries was 1.8 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Belgium: 10.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: kidnappings per 100,000 people; Source: The UN office on drugs and crime
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Countries Kidnapping rate, 2017 Global rank Available data
Belgium 10.3 1 2003 - 2017
Canada 10.3 2 2003 - 2017
South Africa 9.6 3 2015 - 2017
Pakistan 8.8 4 2015 - 2017
New Zealand 7.9 5 2005 - 2017
Luxembourg 7.7 6 2006 - 2017
UK 7.3 7 2003 - 2017
Germany 5.6 8 2004 - 2017
Benin 4.7 9 2017 - 2017
Ecuador 4.7 10 2003 - 2017
Cameroon 3.5 11 2012 - 2017
Cyprus 3.1 12 2003 - 2017
Bahamas 2.9 13 2005 - 2017
Portugal 2.8 14 2004 - 2017
Morocco 2.1 15 2003 - 2017
Netherlands 2.1 16 2005 - 2017
Australia 2 17 2008 - 2017
Saudi Arabia 1.8 18 2017 - 2017
Slovakia 1.7 19 2005 - 2017
Chile 1.6 20 2003 - 2017
Ireland 1.6 21 2003 - 2017
Romania 1.6 22 2003 - 2017
Bulgaria 1.4 23 2003 - 2017
Armenia 1.2 24 2004 - 2017
Ukraine 1.2 25 2003 - 2017
Uruguay 1.1 26 2003 - 2017
Mexico 1 27 2003 - 2017
Panama 0.9 28 2004 - 2017
Puerto Rico 0.9 29 2016 - 2017
Greece 0.7 30 2004 - 2017
UA Emirates 0.7 31 2003 - 2017
Peru 0.6 32 2003 - 2017
Colombia 0.4 33 2004 - 2017
Jamaica 0.4 34 2005 - 2017
Kazakhstan 0.4 35 2005 - 2017
Paraguay 0.4 36 2005 - 2017
Italy 0.3 37 2003 - 2017
North Macedonia 0.3 38 2005 - 2017
Oman 0.3 39 2007 - 2017
Costa Rica 0.2 40 2003 - 2017
Czechia 0.2 41 2003 - 2017
Honduras 0.2 42 2011 - 2017
Latvia 0.2 43 2003 - 2017
Russia 0.2 44 2004 - 2017
Serbia 0.2 45 2005 - 2017
Albania 0.1 46 2006 - 2017
Azerbaijan 0.1 47 2003 - 2017
Indonesia 0.1 48 2008 - 2017
South Korea 0.1 49 2006 - 2017
Spain 0.1 50 2005 - 2017
Uzbekistan 0.1 51 2015 - 2017
Bermuda 0 52 2003 - 2017
Bhutan 0 53 2009 - 2017
Bosnia & Herz. 0 54 2005 - 2017
Croatia 0 55 2004 - 2017
Estonia 0 56 2003 - 2017
Finland 0 57 2003 - 2017
Grenada 0 58 2005 - 2017
Guyana 0 59 2006 - 2017
Hungary 0 60 2003 - 2017
Lithuania 0 61 2003 - 2017
Macao 0 62 2008 - 2017
Montenegro 0 63 2006 - 2017
Slovenia 0 64 2003 - 2017
Switzerland 0 65 2003 - 2017



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

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1. Belgium
2. Canada
3. South Africa
4. Pakistan
5. New Zealand
6. Luxembourg
7. UK
8. Germany
9. Benin
10. Ecuador
11. Cameroon
12. Cyprus
13. Bahamas
14. Portugal
15. Morocco
16. Netherlands
17. Australia
18. Saudi Arabia
19. Slovakia
20. Chile
21. Ireland
22. Romania
23. Bulgaria
24. Armenia
25. Ukraine
26. Uruguay
27. Mexico
28. Panama
29. Puerto Rico
30. Greece
31. UA Emirates
32. Peru
33. Colombia
34. Jamaica
35. Kazakhstan
36. Paraguay
37. Italy
38. North Macedonia
39. Oman
40. Costa Rica
41. Czechia
42. Honduras
43. Latvia
44. Russia
45. Serbia
46. Albania
47. Azerbaijan
48. Indonesia
49. South Korea
50. Spain
51. Uzbekistan
52. Bermuda
53. Bhutan
54. Bosnia & Herz.
55. Croatia
56. Estonia
57. Finland
58. Grenada
59. Guyana
60. Hungary
61. Lithuania
62. Macao
63. Montenegro
64. Slovenia
65. Switzerland
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10.3
9.6
8.8
7.9
7.7
7.3
5.6
4.7
4.7
3.5
3.1
2.9
2.8
2.1
2.1
2.0
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
2.6
5.2
7.7
10.3


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