Based on a comparison of 57 countries in 2012, India ranked the highest in number of kidnappings recorded by the police with 38,440 followed by Canada and Australia. On the other end of the scale was Malta with 0.000, Estonia with 0.000 and Singapore with 0.000.
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| Countries | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Albania | ... | ... | ... | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 9.00 | |||
| Algeria | 302 | 241 | 205 | 207 | 177 | ||||||
| Armenia | ... | 26.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 34.0 | 39.0 | |||||
| Australia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,090 | 3,422 | 2,991 | ... | ||
| Austria | ... | 4.00 | 5.00 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 9.00 | |||||
| Azerbaijan | 21.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | ... | |||||
| Belarus | 23.0 | 31.0 | 19.0 | 16.0 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Belgium | 915 | 958 | 1,013 | 1,078 | 1,118 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | ... | ... | 9.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Brazil | ... | ... | ... | 525 | 516 | 290 | 552 | 401 | |||
| Bulgaria | 125 | 138 | 127 | 142 | 118 | ||||||
| Canada | 4,488 | 4,660 | 4,732 | 4,791 | 4,301 | ||||||
| Chile | 247 | 254 | 266 | 246 | 259 | ||||||
| Colombia | ... | 687 | 521 | 437 | 213 | 282 | |||||
| Croatia | 7.00 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 16.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 10.0 | ||||||
| Egypt | 29.0 | 36.0 | 47.0 | 70.0 | 93.0 | ... | |||||
| Estonia | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Finland | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.000 | 3.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
| France | 2,288 | 2,109 | 2,074 | 2,085 | 2,092 | ||||||
| Georgia | ... | 34.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 4.00 | ... | ... | |||
| Germany | ... | 1,596 | 1,825 | 1,857 | 1,810 | 1,699 | |||||
| Greece | ... | 28.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 16.0 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Hungary | 13.0 | 7.00 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 18.0 | ||||||
| India | ... | 23,991 | 27,561 | 30,261 | 33,860 | 38,440 | ... | ... | |||
| Indonesia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 621 | 485 | 398 | |||
| Ireland | 81.0 | 106 | 77.0 | 146 | 134 | ||||||
| Israel | ... | 383 | 337 | 340 | ... | 267 | ... | ||||
| Italy | 278 | 364 | 325 | 349 | 351 | ||||||
| Japan | 199 | 207 | 155 | 156 | 185 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | ... | ... | 84.0 | 84.0 | 89.0 | 120 | 124 | ||||
| Kenya | ... | 220 | 173 | 73.0 | 95.0 | 79.0 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 13.0 | 34.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 84.0 | ... | |||||
| Latvia | 8.00 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 9.00 | 8.00 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 60.0 | 66.0 | 61.0 | 59.0 | 69.0 | ||||||
| Luxembourg | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 36.0 | 33.0 | 40.0 | 27.0 | ... | ||
| Macedonia | ... | ... | 24.0 | 30.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | ||||
| Malta | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |||
| Mexico | 595 | 438 | 907 | 1,162 | 1,284 | ||||||
| Moldova | ... | ... | 18.0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 38.0 | ||||
| Mongolia | 0.000 | 1.00 | 0.000 | 1.00 | 0.000 | ... | |||||
| Morocco | 264 | 233 | 217 | 307 | ... | ... | |||||
| Netherlands | ... | ... | 1,665 | 780 | 760 | 625 | 645 | ||||
| New Zealand | ... | ... | 351 | 338 | 342 | 302 | 229 | ||||
| Nigeria | ... | ... | ... | ... | 277 | 309 | 703 | 738 | ... | ||
| Peru | 611 | 463 | 483 | 726 | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Philippines | 28.0 | 35.0 | 46.0 | 35.0 | 21.0 | ||||||
| Poland | 23.0 | 25.0 | 37.0 | 59.0 | 26.0 | ||||||
| Portugal | ... | 556 | 443 | 492 | 539 | 501 | |||||
| Romania | 289 | 287 | 265 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Russia | 994 | 837 | 698 | 633 | 519 | ... | |||||
| Serbia | ... | ... | 23.0 | 19.0 | 16.0 | 24.0 | 20.0 | ||||
| Singapore | 1.00 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ... | |||||
| Slovakia | ... | ... | 12.0 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | ||||
| Slovenia | 6.00 | 9.00 | 7.00 | 2.00 | 4.00 | ||||||
| South Korea | ... | ... | ... | 127 | 155 | 259 | 298 | 222 | |||
| Spain | ... | ... | 223 | 216 | 237 | 171 | 127 | ||||
| Switzerland | 274 | 269 | 309 | 359 | 309 | ||||||
| Tajikistan | ... | ... | ... | 199 | 181 | 188 | 155 | 146 | ... | ||
| Thailand | ... | ... | 11.0 | 21.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | 10,519 | 9,425 | 10,509 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Turkmenistan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Ukraine | 233 | 256 | 279 | 338 | 292 | ... | ... | ||||
| United Kingdom | 2,763 | 2,342 | 2,437 | 2,211 | 2,033 |
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