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The Violent Crimes – Kidnapping and Abduction collection provides detailed statistical coverage of kidnapping and abduction cases reported in India, as recorded by the National Crime Records Bureau. The collection includes datasets on cases reported, chargesheeting rate, and crime rate, along with extensive information on victim demographics, recovery status, and underlying purposes of kidnapping and abduction. Data is available at year wise, state wise, city wise, and metropolitan city levels, enabling granular regional analysis. The collection captures victim details classified by victim type child or adult, age group, and gender, and recovery outcomes such as persons recovered alive, persons recovered dead, unrecovered victims from previous years, unrecovered kidnapped and abducted persons, total recovered, and percentage recovery. It also documents the purpose of kidnapping and abduction, including ransom, murder, marriage, illicit intercourse, prostitution, begging, adoption, domestic servitude, forced labour or slavery, sale or selling of body parts, revenge, family disputes, property or civil disputes, unlawful activities, recovery of loans, wrongful confinement, camel racing, and other motives. Collectively, these datasets offer a comprehensive picture of patterns, motivations, victim vulnerability, and recovery outcomes in kidnapping and abduction crimes, making the collection valuable for research, policy formulation, and monitoring child and adult safety in India.