The statistic displays the number of kidnapping cases in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, broken down by party responsible. According to the source, in the indicated 60-year period, guerrillas were responsible for 26,108 kidnapping cases in the South American country.
Number of kidnapping cases registered in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by party responsible
Characteristic
Number of cases
Guerrillas
26,108
Paramilitary groups
3,752
Post-demobilization groups
373
Criminal bands
104
Non-dissolved armed groups
34
Others
107
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of cases26,10826,1083,7523,7523733731041043434107107GuerrillasParamilitary groupsPost-demobilization groupsCriminal bandsNon-dissolved armed groupsOthers
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Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. (September 15, 2018). Number of kidnapping cases registered in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by party responsible [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/989946/kidnapping-cases-armed-conflict-colombia-party-responsible/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. "Number of kidnapping cases registered in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by party responsible." Chart. September 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989946/kidnapping-cases-armed-conflict-colombia-party-responsible/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. (2018). Number of kidnapping cases registered in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by party responsible. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989946/kidnapping-cases-armed-conflict-colombia-party-responsible/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica. "Number of Kidnapping Cases Registered in The Course of The Armed Conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by Party Responsible." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989946/kidnapping-cases-armed-conflict-colombia-party-responsible/
Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica, Number of kidnapping cases registered in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by party responsible Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/989946/kidnapping-cases-armed-conflict-colombia-party-responsible/ (last visited June 06, 2025)
Number of kidnapping cases registered in the course of the armed conflict in Colombia between 1958 and 2018, by party responsible [Graph], Centro Nacional de Memoria Histórica, September 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/989946/kidnapping-cases-armed-conflict-colombia-party-responsible/
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