The Global Advisor Kidnap & extortive crime | January 2026
Global kidnapping trends October to December 2025
Key trends: open source Incidents by region and local vs foreign nationals
Perpetrator types
100% 100
Europe & CIS
28 %
3 %
80% 80
2 %
46 %
9 %
23 %
5 %
1 %
MENA
60% 60
8 %
Americas
57 %
Asia Pacific
40% 40
Local nationals
Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign nationals
20% 20
69 % of abductions happened in transit/outdoors 85 % of abductions resolved in less than 8 days
97 % of global victims were local nationals 23 sectors affected
0% 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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