Crew members captured or kidnapped by maritime pirates 2011-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 14, 2025

In 2024, 12 crew members were kidnapped or ransomed by maritime pirates, down from 14 a year earlier. The number of crew member hijacked peaked in 2020, where 135 crew members were kidnapped from their respective vessels.

Number of crew members kidnapped by maritime pirates from 2011 to 2024

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February 2025

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Worldwide

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2011 to 2024

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January through December.
The figures for 2011 to 2018 were taken from previous editions.

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