“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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rwanda | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||
| Mauritius | 2.8 | 4.0 | |||||
| Uganda | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | ||
| Botswana | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Canada | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.7 | |||
| Guyana | 0.3 | 0.1 | |||||
| India | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | ||
| Bangladesh | 0.9 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |||
| Cyprus | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Australia | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | |
| New Zealand | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 | |
| Nigeria | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ||||
| Bahamas | 7.3 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.8 | 5.7 | |||||
| Cameroon | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 |