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Kidnap and ransom, terrorism and civil unrest analytics for security, travel and risk teams. Fifteen years of proprietary K&R data and 73,000+ threat events, updated as incidents unfold.

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Numbered markers: latest Threat Monitor alerts · updated 10 October 2026

Extortion · Canada · A 32-year-old woman named Deeanna Erickson disappeared on 6 June 2025 in the community ... Kidnapping · India · A 16-year-old boy was kidnapped around 2 am local time outside his house in the Rajajip... SRCC · Yemen · A Houthi missile strike on the Martyr Ahmed al Sulaimani Training Centre at al Alam cam... Natural occurrences · Panama · At around 12:56 local time, magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck about 10 Km/ 6 miles southw... Geopolitical · Iraq · The U.S. military completed the withdrawal of its remaining troops and equipment from I... Terrorism · Iran · During the early morning hours, armed assailants attacked the Ahmadabad checkpoint at t... Extortion · Canada · A 32-year-old woman named Deeanna Erickson disappeared on 6 June 2025 in the community ... Kidnapping · India · A 16-year-old boy was kidnapped around 2 am local time outside his house in the Rajajip... SRCC · Yemen · A Houthi missile strike on the Martyr Ahmed al Sulaimani Training Centre at al Alam cam... Natural occurrences · Panama · At around 12:56 local time, magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck about 10 Km/ 6 miles southw... Geopolitical · Iraq · The U.S. military completed the withdrawal of its remaining troops and equipment from I... Terrorism · Iran · During the early morning hours, armed assailants attacked the Ahmadabad checkpoint at t...

15YEARS OF PROPRIETARY K&R DATA

73K+GLOBAL THREAT EVENTS

60+REPORTS & INFOGRAPHICS PUBLISHED

194COUNTRIES MONITORED IN REAL TIME

2026 AT A GLANCE

Fewer kidnappings than the 2010 peak, concentrated in Africa

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KIDNAPPINGS BY REGION, 2026

Africa63 South America50 Asia44 Europe8 North America2

Nigeria alone accounts for 34 cases, 20% of the world total.

KIDNAPPINGS PER YEAR, 2004 TO 2026

Down 91% from the 2010 peak, with 2026 still in progress.

TRACKED EVENTS BY THREAT TYPE, 2026

Kidnapping167 Terrorism52 Civil unrest55 All other48

Kidnapping remains the most-recorded threat, ahead of civil unrest and terrorism combined.

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KIDNAP & RANSOM K&R Analytics Cases, victims, ransoms and outcomes since 2004, by region and country. OPEN DASHBOARD → TERRORISM Terrorism Analytics Attack types, targets and casualties. Events peaked at 772 in 2015; 52 so far in 2026. OPEN ANALYTICS → CIVIL UNREST Civil Unrest Analytics Protests, riots and political violence. 149 events in 2025, the most since 2015. OPEN ANALYTICS → RISK RATINGS Global Threat Matrix Seven threat categories rated 1 to 5 for 194 countries, every quarter. OPEN MATRIX → MAPS Global & Regional Threat Maps Country-level severity on an interactive map, with incidents plotted where they happen. OPEN MAPS →

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Recall & 483 Analytics

Recalls issued by US government agencies, searchable by company, SIC code, product category and year since 2004. Cars, food, drugs, medical devices, toys and more.

708

CAR RECALL CAMPAIGNS IN 2026

178

MANUFACTURERS AFFECTED

+148%

CAMPAIGNS VS 2025

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CAR RECALL CAMPAIGNS PER MONTH, LAST 24 MONTHS

CAR RECALL CAMPAIGNS IN 2026, TOP MANUFACTURERS

Ford Motor Company80

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)41