Some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean registered a large quantity of kidnapping cases in 2020. Brazil led the list with a total of 4,390 kidnapping cases. Mexico followed with 1,022 occurrences. On the flip side, there was only one reported kidnapping in Bahamas during 2020.
Number of kidnapping cases in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020
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UNODC. (June 6, 2022). Number of kidnapping cases in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 05, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126486/latam-number-kidnapping-cases/
UNODC. "Number of kidnapping cases in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020." Chart. June 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126486/latam-number-kidnapping-cases/
UNODC. (2022). Number of kidnapping cases in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 05, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126486/latam-number-kidnapping-cases/
UNODC. "Number of Kidnapping Cases in Selected Countries in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126486/latam-number-kidnapping-cases/
UNODC, Number of kidnapping cases in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126486/latam-number-kidnapping-cases/ (last visited February 05, 2023)
Number of kidnapping cases in selected countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2020 [Graph], UNODC, June 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126486/latam-number-kidnapping-cases/