US EditionChile Reports the Highest Number of Kidnappings in a Decade: 868 in 2024
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The Chilean Investigative Police (PDI) arrested on Friday, July 25, Ansoni Jesús Morales Juárez, a former official of the anti-extortion and kidnapping commando la Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB) de Venezuela, and five other foreigners in an irregular immigration situation for being suspected of at least two kidnappings that occurred between June and December 2024 in the city of Santiago. According to the inquiry, they acted under the coordin…
Abductions: National Prosecutor's Office Reports 868 Cases in 2024, 2.1% More than the Previous Year
Kidnappings in Chile increased 2.1%, from 850 crimes in 2023 to 868 in 2024, reaching the highest figure in a decade, according to the fourth report on the subject made by the Division of Studies of the National Prosecutor’s Office, called “Criminal Phenomena” and released on Monday. In the Public Prosecutor’s Office they indicate that “the turning point” regarding the entry of this type of crime was in 2022, from 492 crimes in 2021 to 826 in 20…
Kidnappings in Chile maintain an upward trend and the numbers of cases fail to fall from the levels recorded in 2022, says a report from the... 29.07.2025, Sputnik Mundo
A total of 868 kidnappings occurred in Chile in 2024, an increase of 2.1 per cent over the previous year, according to a report
In 2024 the crime of kidnapping increased by 2.1 per cent over the previous year, from 850 crimes in 2023 to 868, reaching the highest number since 2014, according to the fourth report by the Division of Studies of the National Prosecutor’s Office, called “Criminal Phenomena”. The report offers empirical evidence, typological analysis and recommendations [...] The entry Kidnappings increase 2.1% in 2024 was first published in Desenfoque.cl.
In 2024 the crime of kidnapping increased by 2.1 per cent over the previous year, from 850 crimes in 2023 to 868, according to the fourth report called “Criminal Phenomena.” The analysis made by the Division of Studies of the National Prosecutor’s Office indicates that it is the highest number since 2014 The report offers evidence, analysis [...] The entry Increases kidnappings in 2024 and reaches the highest number since 2014 was first publishe…
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