Netherlands - Kidnapping rate

2.5 (cases per 100,000 population) in 2015

Kidnapping rate of Netherlands improved by 2.08% from 2.4 cases per 100,000 population in 2014 to 2.5 cases per 100,000 population in 2015. Since the 13.18% slump in 2013, kidnapping rate plummeted by 19.14% in 2015.

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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)