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Kidnapping for ransom is a common occurrence in various parts of the world today. In 2018, the United Nations found Pakistan and England had the highest number of kidnappings while New Zealand had the highest rate among the 70 countries for which data is available. [45]
Kidnappings by country (65 C) A. Kidnapping in Afghanistan (1 C, 1 P) Kidnapping in Algeria (3 C) Kidnapping in Argentina (2 C, 3 P) Kidnapping in Australia (2 C, 6 P)
Hostage taking by country (40 C) A. Kidnappings in Afghanistan (2 C, 3 P) Kidnappings in Algeria (9 P) ... Kidnappings in the United States (11 C, 12 P) V.
Many African nations are facing a kidnapping ransom crisis, including South Africa, which has seen a high rate of kidnapping The post South African kidnappings for ransom increase at an alarming ...
Venezuela has also ranked high internationally among countries with high kidnapping rates, with consulting firm Control Risk ranking Venezuela 5th in the world for kidnappings in 2013 [71] and News.com.au calling Venezuela's capital city of Caracas "the kidnap capital of the world" in 2013, noting that Venezuela had the highest kidnapping rate ...
The country, says the U.N.’s top human rights advocate, just recorded its most violent month in two years after logging more than 1,100 deaths, killings, kidnappings and injuries in January. And ...
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In addition to being unable to locate children or adjudicate child abduction cases, Mexico also has one of the highest general kidnapping rates in the world, with dozens of adult U.S. citizens among the victims. Officially, an average of 70 people are abducted by strangers each month, although private security firms say the real figure is 10 ...