20 Most Common Places to Get Kidnapped

2. Lebanon

Rate of Kidnapping: 15.384

In 2016, Lebanon witnessed a striking increase in its kidnapping rate, surging to 177.7 cases per 100,000 population from the previous year’s rate of 15.4 cases per 100,000 population, marking a substantial change of 1,055.33%. Over the period spanning from 2008 to 2015, Lebanon’s average kidnapping rate was 17.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people, with the lowest recorded rate of 12.9 kidnappings per 100,000 people in 2010 and the highest at 23 kidnappings per 100,000 people in 2013. The most recent available data from 2015 indicates a rate of 15.4 kidnappings per 100,000 people.

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