The Global Advisor Kidnap & extortive crime | October 2025
Global kidnapping trends July to September 2025
Key trends: open source Incidents by region and local vs foreign nationals
Perpetrator types
100%
Europe & CIS
45 %
1 %
5 %
80%
7 %
9 %
7 %
18 %
2 %
MENA
60%
13 %
Americas
59 %
Asia Pacific
40%
Local nationals
Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign nationals
20%
65 % of abductions happened in transit/outdoors 89 % of abductions resolved in less than 8 days
97 % 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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