“Kidnapping” means unlawfully detaining a person or persons against their will (including through the use of force; threat; fraud or enticement) for the purpose of demanding for their liberation an illicit gain or any other economic gain or other material benefit; or in order to oblige someone to do or not to do something. “Kidnapping” excludes disputes over child custody. (UN-CTS M5.5)

Kidnapping (number)

2005201020112012201320142015
Barbados23121398314
Bahamas24182628
Trinidad and Tobago58733434
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2254
Saint Kitts and Nevis23
Jamaica31112114
Belize9344
Guyana21