Kidnapping became one of the crimes most Colombians fear. Furthermore, for many years a high number of kidnap victims represented the extent of violence in the country. The reason for that is the fact that at the end of the 90s kidnappings became uncontrollable. Guerrillas used it for financing their activities as well as for fighting a political war in the country. Besides, it also became a profitable business leading to organized massive kidnappings all over the country.
Nonetheless, it is often being overseen that a turnover came in the past decade. During the last years, the situation in the country has significantly improved. Accordingly, kidnappings decreased dramatically due to democratic security policies; 89% according to official figures. Thus, the estimates of some NGOs assuming thousands of kidnap victims in Columbia would rather seem unreasonable.
Source: http://www.semana.com/noticias-print-edition/how-many-kidnap-victims-does-colombia-have/123183.aspx
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