“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)
| 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||
| Barbados | 8.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 4.9 |
| Jamaica | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Belize | 3.2 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | |||
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Honduras | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |||
| Mexico | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | |||
| Guatemala | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
| Guyana | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||
| Ecuador | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |
| Uruguay | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | ||||
| El Salvador | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Colombia | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Panama | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Chile | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Peru | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Bahamas | 7.3 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8 | 5.7 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Nicaragua | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||
| Brazil | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Paraguay | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |