Jordan - Kidnapping rate

0.6 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2006

Kidnapping rate of Jordan rocketed by 15.09% from 0.5 cases per 100,000 population in 2005 to 0.6 cases per 100,000 population in 2006. Since the 15.09% jump in 2006, kidnapping rate remained stable by 0.00% in 2006.

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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)