Table 1 Descriptive statistics on K&R incidents (2002, 2006, 2011)
| Â | 2002 | 2006 | 2011 | Â | 2002 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Setting | Victim gender | ||||||
Rural | 72.4 | 44.4 | 32.5 | Female | 20.6 | 24.1 | 18.4 |
Urban | 27.6 | 54.3 | 66.9 | Male | 79.4 | 75.9 | 81.6 |
Top 4 perpetrators | Victim age (known) | ||||||
FARC | 34.2 | 17.6 | 25.2 | Under 18 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 13.8 |
ELN | 28.1 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 18–30 | 16.3 | 20.6 | 26.3 |
Common criminal | 14.5 | 39.2 | 59.0 | 31–50 | 42.0 | 38.7 | 38.4 |
AUC/BACRIMa | 5.8 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 51+ | 19.0 | 21.8 | 21.5 |
Type | Day of week | ||||||
Group kidnapping % | 56.7 | 26.1 | 24.6 | Monday | 17.5 | 13.9 | 16.1 |
Express (0–1 days)b | 33.2 | 43.2 | 34.1 | Tuesday | 16.7 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
Political | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Wednesday | 13.6 | 12.9 | 16.1 |
Thursday | 13.2 | 15.8 | 15.7 | ||||
Friday | 13.5 | 16.0 | 13.1 | ||||
Victim occupation | Saturday | 14.1 | 15.8 | 13.1 | |||
Agriculture | 5.9 | 12.2 | 9.5 | Sunday | 11.5 | 13.2 | 11.5 |
Businessman | 12.4 | 14.9 | 29.2 | ||||
Employee of company | 6.8 | 8.3 | 6.2 | Month | |||
Govt official | 6.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 | January | 6.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 |
House wife | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | February | 6.1 | 9.3 | 5.6 |
Law enforcement/military | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | March | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 |
Minor | 12.5 | 15.8 | 12.1 | April | 10.3 | 8.4 | 7.2 |
Other | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.6 | May | 10.6 | 9.3 | 15.1 |
Politician | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | June | 10.4 | 8.4 | 11.1 |
Professional | 9.8 | 10.0 | 12.1 | July | 8.6 | 6.5 | 10.8 |
Retiree | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | August | 9.8 | 11.5 | 9.8 |
Student | 2.0 | 2.9 | 8.5 | September | 7.3 | 10.9 | 5.2 |
Tourist | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.0 | October | 7.3 | 8.1 | 4.3 |
Tradesman | 6.3 | 13.6 | 8.2 | November | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.5 |
Unknown | 31.7 | 12.7 | 0.3 | December | 8.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 |