Nicaragua - Kidnapping rate

0.1 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2010

Kidnapping rate of Nicaragua jumped by 9.09% from 0.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2006 to 0.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2010. Since the 45.00% slump in 2006, kidnapping rate surged by 9.09% in 2010.

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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)