“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)

Secuestros a nivel nacional, tasa por cada 100000 habitantes (cases per 100,000 population)

2005201020112012201320142015201620172018
República Dominicana0,20,20,30,30,20,2
Barbados8,34,34,63,22,81,14,93,83,5
Jamaica1,10,40,70,90,50,40,40,4
Trinidad y Tobago4,50,50,20,20,30,20,3
Belice3,20,91,21,16,71,3
Bolivia1,10,91,01,01,10,92,71,51,10,7
Honduras0,40,90,61,00,50,20,20,4
México0,31,11,21,31,61,31,01,01,31,5
San Vicente y las Granadinas1,81,84,63,78,2
Guatemala0,40,90,80,53,32,82,5
Guyana0,30,10,00,00,00,00,00,0
Ecuador0,30,20,20,20,20,27,25,94,74,4
Uruguay0,60,61,40,81,10,7
El Salvador0,10,50,20,20,20,30,30,40,2
Colombia1,90,60,70,70,60,60,40,40,40,6
Panamá0,51,00,70,50,70,60,40,60,60,4
Chile0,91,51,91,51,61,71,61,91,61,6
Perú1,81,61,61,51,41,20,70,80,60,4
Bahamas7,45,17,27,73,85,34,52,92,3
Saint Kitts y Nevis4,16,1
Costa Rica0,30,20,30,10,10,10,20,30,2
Nicaragua0,20,1
Brasil0,20,20,20,20,20,20,40,30,3
Paraguay0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,40,1
Granada0,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,0
Antigua y Barbuda4,32,114,72,1
Dominica4,22,85,65,61,4
Haití0,4
República Bolivariana de Venezuela1,01,51,00,7