Aid Worker KIKA: Global Security Incidents and Detention Records

Insecurity Insight tracks security incidents involving aid workers who were killed, injured, kidnapped, or arrested (KIKA). This XLSX resource aggregates agency-reported and public data categorized by country, with updates extending through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the frequency of 'kidnapped' vs 'arrested' labels to determine regional risk profiles for NGOs
• Mapping 'killed' and 'injured' incidents by country to identify high-risk zones for humanitarian operations
• Evaluating the impact of 'conflict-violence' indicators on the safety of aid personnel over time

Strengths

• Includes four distinct incident categories: killed, injured, kidnapped, and arrested
• Aggregates data from both private agency reports and public media sources
• Organized by country to facilitate geographic comparative studies

Limitations

• Relies on self-reporting by agencies, which may lead to reporting bias or delays
• Specific column headers and row counts are not provided in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

Insecurity Insight

Collection Method

Aggregation of agency-reported data and public media monitoring

Freshness

Updated as recently as March 2026.

Geography

Global