“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 | 152 | 79 | 55 | 75 | 59 | 33 | 110 |
| Mauritius | 35 | 50 | |||||
| Uganda | 150 | 167 | 132 | 333 | 223 | ||
| Rwanda | 12 | 12 | 10 | 21 | |||
| Botswana | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| Barbados | 23 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| Nigeria | 738 | 600 | 574 | ||||
| Canada | 3,896 | 4,301 | 3,780 | 3,637 | 3,231 | 3,290 | 3,555 |
| Bahamas | 24 | 18 | 26 | 28 | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 58 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 1,303 | ||||||
| Cyprus | 16 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
| Sri Lanka | 202 | 180 | 222 | 195 | |||
| Australia | 611 | 676 | 638 | 596 | 550 | 523 | |
| Jamaica | 31 | 11 | 21 | 14 | |||
| Belize | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Guyana | 2 | 1 | |||||
| India | 22,832 | 38,440 | 44,664 | 47,592 | 65,461 | ||
| New Zealand | 289 | 229 | 278 | 235 | 198 | 235 | |
| Cameroon | 460 | 378 | 532 | 880 | 755 | 985 |