Kidnap and Ransom

Summary

The Foreign Policy Centre, a think-tank located in the Untied Kingdom, estimated in 2001 that   " kidnappers globally take home well over $500 million each year - and rising." ¹

Market Value:
$500 Million

Source:   Rachel  Briggs,  " The Kidnapping Business," The Foreign Policy Centre,  2001,  pg.1,
http://fpc.org.uk/fsblob/46.pdf (accessed: February 19, 2007).