The statistic shows the percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent. In 2012, about 31 percent of all kidnapping cases in Asia and the Pacific were for ransom.
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Quartz. (January 10, 2013). Percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/275545/kidnapping-ransom-continent/
Quartz. "Percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent." Chart. January 10, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 24, 2026. /statistics/275545/kidnapping-ransom-continent/
Quartz. (2013). Percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 24, 2026. /statistics/275545/kidnapping-ransom-continent/
Quartz. "Percentage of Kidnapping Cases for Ransom from 2004 to 2012, by Continent." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 10 Jan 2013, /statistics/275545/kidnapping-ransom-continent/
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Percentage of kidnapping cases for ransom from 2004 to 2012, by continent [Graph], Quartz, January 10, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/275545/kidnapping-ransom-continent/