The Number of Kidnapping Cases in Indonesia Decreased in 2023

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Nabilah Muhamad 13/12/2024 11:22 WIB

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BPS data shows that there were 206 kidnapping cases in Indonesia in 2023. This represents an 86% decrease from the previous year.

Number of Kidnapping Cases in Indonesia (2018-2023)

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Number of Kidnapping Cases in Indonesia (2018-2023)

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According to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) report, there were 206 kidnapping cases in Indonesia throughout 2023. This represents an 86% decrease compared to 2022, which recorded 1,472 cases.

In recent years, there have been approximately 200 kidnapping cases nationally each year, except for 2022, which saw a drastic surge as shown in the graph.

BPS categorizes kidnapping as a crime against the person that causes injury or aims to harm others.

In 2023, the highest number of reported kidnapping cases was recorded in the South Sulawesi Regional Police (Polda) jurisdiction, with 34 cases. This was followed by the Metro Jaya Regional Police and the West Java Regional Police with 27 and 25 cases respectively.

The only provinces with no reported kidnapping cases in 2023 were Bengkulu, Bali, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Southeast Sulawesi, and West Sulawesi.

BPS also recorded 584,991 criminal cases in Indonesia throughout 2023, with a crime rate of 214 cases per 100,000 population.

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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