DEFINITION
Total
kidnappings for years 1992-1999. The statistics are based on those cases about which Hiscox has obtained reasonably reliable information and do not purport to represent the full extent of the problem. Please bear in mind that only a tiny fraction [10% ?] of all kidnapping cases are reported to authorities for fear that it will trigger further
kidnappings. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million
population.
| Rank |
Countries
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 |
Colombia: |
120.617 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #2 |
Mexico: |
11.9488 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #3 |
Philippines: |
5.60001 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #4 |
Ecuador: |
4.93864 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #5 |
Venezuela: |
4.29557 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #6 |
Brazil: |
2.76714 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #7 |
Nigeria: |
0.264045 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #8 |
South Africa: |
0.248061 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| #9 |
India: |
0.0703532 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
| |
Weighted average: |
16.7 kidnappings per 1 millio |
|
DEFINITION: Total
kidnappings for years 1992-1999. The statistics are based on those cases about which Hiscox has obtained reasonably reliable information and do not purport to represent the full extent of the problem. Please bear in mind that only a tiny fraction [10% ?] of all kidnapping cases are reported to authorities for fear that it will trigger further
kidnappings. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million
population.