Kidnapping: percentage of cases for ransom 2004-2012, by continent

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 10, 2013
The statistic shows the percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent. In 2012, about 31 percent of all kidnapping cases in Asia and the Pacific were for ransom.

Percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent

CharacteristicLatin AmericaMiddle EastAsia and the PacificEurope and CISUS, Canada and the CaribbeanAfrica
2012 25% 19% 31% 2% 1% 22%
2008 40% 4% 38% 2% 2% 14%
2004 55% 15% 15% 8% 4% 3%
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January 2013

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2004 to 2012

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