Piracy trends and high risk areas

Despite reports of global piracy declining for the second year in a row, the number of robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait reached a seven-year high in 2022 and vessels anchored in South American ports continue to be attacked by violent perpetrators.

Discovering maritime-piracy hotspots: a study based on AHP and spatio-temporal analysis

Maritime Piracy

Assessment of global shipping risk caused by maritime piracy - ScienceDirect

High risk area of Somali maritime piracy Source: United Kingdom

Piracy Incidents Rise Globally in 2023 Reversing Downward Trends

Piracy Map 2018 Marine Vessel Traffic

Assessment of global shipping risk caused by maritime piracy - ScienceDirect

Piracy & Robbery at Sea Incidents - Feb 2012

News - Unprecedented number of crew kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea despite drop in overall global numbers

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea: Those trying to curb it, and those standing in their way