Eswatini - Kidnapping rate

8.8 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2004

Kidnapping rate of Eswatini plummeted by 21.77% from 11.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2003 to 8.8 cases per 100,000 population in 2004. Since the 21.77% drop in 2004, kidnapping rate remained constant by 0.00% in 2004.

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“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)