Global Kidnapping Tracker

A 17-year-old girl booked an Empower rideshare in Silver Spring, but the driver allegedly diverted past her destination to a parking lot where the...

Two British men, described as violent drug traffickers, face up to 11 years in jail for allegedly kidnapping a couple at their Marbella villa, holding...

• President Tinubu launches operation to free 600 victims abducted from Dekera mosque
• Gunmen video of captives prompts immediate government rescue...

Chrissy Payne, 47, was arrested Saturday for allegedly attempting to snatch a 4-year-old boy Monday around 5 p.m. in front of 1133 Eastern Pkwy in...

• Arkansas couple Brandon and Sierra Britten arrested Sept. 9 with $1 million bond each for kidnapping the 12-year-old
• Girl groomed online over time...

Malawi police rescued British mum Nusrat Osman, 47, after a high-stakes shootout with AK-47-armed kidnappers near Blantyre.

• Gun battle: Officers...

Kayla ignored her intuition at Target, dismissing subtle signs as paranoia until a parking lot ambush unfolded.

• In-store signals: Stranger...

• Moscow origins: The 2024 plot to abduct Yolo Group founder Tim Heath was hatched in Moscow by a Chechen criminal figure
• International crew:...

Nigerians paid nearly $6 million in ransom to kidnappers in 2025, with 90% going to one Boko Haram faction from just two mass abductions.

• JAS...

An 11-year-old girl was abducted near her home on Sept. 3, reported missing after 8 p.m., and returned by the suspect around 12:30 p.m. the next day....

• Operation scale: Five men arrested at a Guthrie hotel on solicitation and computer crimes charges, with 15 potential victims identified and three...

• Off-app proposal: Driver Adar Bulut suggested discounted payment outside Lyft during Maryland-to-Virginia ride
• Alleged detention: After price...

Fansan Yamma executed a swift response to terrorist activity in Sabuwa LGA, rescuing 14 kidnapped victims in Katsina State. This demonstrates how rapid military intervention can disrupt abductions and secure captives.

Irving police are appealing for tips to identify a suspect in an attempted kidnapping of a 22-year-old at Shady Grove Trail Park around 8:20 p.m....

Ring camera footage captured a possible abduction in Bridgeport early Tuesday, showing a woman police now seek to identify. Authorities urge tips to Bridgeport PD at (203) 576-7671 or Detective Ayala at (203) 581-5259.

David Tyler Jones, 19, was captured in Alabama after fleeing Monroe County, Miss., with a 14-year-old runaway teen, triggering a kidnapping warrant. A second woman was arrested as an accessory.

An April sexual assault report at Delta Health triggered a kidnapping and rape investigation that ended with Kordarial Hughes' arrest on September 11....

Nigeria Police Force operations across several states rescued nine kidnap victims while recording five deaths, underscoring the human cost of simultaneous anti-kidnapping efforts.

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