“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 | 20 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Guatemala | 52 | 133 | 124 | 83 | 51 | 46 | |
| Honduras | 37 | 79 | 51 | 42 | |||
| El Salvador | 4 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
| Ecuador | 37 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 29 | |
| Uruguay | 19 | 20 | 9 | ||||
| Chile | 151 | 259 | 327 | 254 | 254 | 266 | 271 |
| Panama | 17 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 22 | 14 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| Colombia | 800 | 282 | 305 | 305 | 299 | 288 | 213 |
| Nicaragua | 11 | 7 | |||||
| Peru | 497 | 476 | 471 | 446 | 430 | 347 | 205 |
| Brazil | 401 | 319 | 414 | 396 | |||
| Paraguay | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Portugal | 438 | 501 | 507 | 419 | 432 | 376 | 369 |
| Andorra | 1 | ||||||
| Spain | 208 | 127 | 111 | 118 | 121 | 99 | 93 |
| Mexico | 325 | 1,284 | 1,344 | 1,512 | 1,888 | 1,621 | 1,160 |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 99 | 91 | 104 | 104 |