The Global Advisor Kidnap & extortive crime | January 2025
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Global kidnapping trends October to December 2024
Key trends: open source Incidents by region and local vs foreign nationals
Perpetrator types
100%
Europe & CIS
0 %
1 %
MENA
80%
12 %
7 %
11 %
26 %
16 %
2 %
60%
10 %
Americas
52 %
Asia Pacific
40%
Local nationals
Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign nationals
20%
71 % of abductions happened in transit/outdoors 88 % of abductions resolved in less than 8 days
94 % of global victims were local nationals 23 sectors affected
0%
Americas
Asia and Pacific Europe and CIS
MENA
Sub-Saharan Africa
Islamist extremist
Ethnic/Nationalist
Left-wing
Criminal
Local Community Group
Other
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