The Global Advisor Kidnap & extortive crime - Marsh - 01.25

The Global Advisor Kidnap & extortive crime | January 2025  Global kidnapping trends October to December 2024

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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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