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ANDRÉS: KIDNAPPING ATTEMPT

I am an entrepreneur with a certain degree of success and my family has previously been a victim of kidnapping, which is why I always use armored cars. One night, around 9, I was driving through an industrial zone towards home, when a van… more.

Andrés, Guadalajara, Mexico, November 2006.



Armored vehicle:
	Saab 9-5 Sedan. Armor level: V

Weapons used:
	AK-47 riffles

The testimonies in this website are real for Mexico, but similar to the facts reported in many other countries. However, for confidentiality and safety reasons, the victims’ names, their pictures, and the places have been changed. The statistic information employed in this page is for 2005 and it was taken from INEGI and the Instituto Mexicano de Estudios sobre la Inseguridad, A.C. (Citizen Institute of Studies on Insecurity).

ARMOR AGAINST KIDNAPPING AND LIFE ATTEMPTS

Kidnapping: Mexico's case. In 2005 almost 56 thousand cases of kidnapping or express kidnapping were registered in Mexico, which nearly correspond to 153 abductions per day. More than 50% of them took place in Mexico City

What kind of armor is recommendable?

Given that kidnapping and life attempts prosecute a precise objective and require a previous preparation, they are usually perpetrated by the organized crime, employing long weapons. The projectiles shot by these weapons are stopped by the highest levels of armor (levels IV to VI; click here to know more about armor levels).

Vehicles that can bear it

Level V armored van
6-cilinder (or larger) cars and all vans.

How much does it cost?

The average cost of this type of armor is 40,000 dollars and up.

What armor level do I require?

The armor level should go in accordance with your actual risk level. To know about the procedure and the norms we follow to define the degree of your peril, please visit the Determination of your risk level section.

Kidnapping 2005. Mexico's case

Graph: Kidnapping in Mexico: 54% Mexico City; 46% Rest of the country

Did you know that an armored car is also a safer car in accidents?

Given its high resistance, the ballistic steel of the armor gives better protection to the people in the cabin of the vehicle.

Our attention is personalized as are the type and level of armor that you need: we listen to your enquiries, determine the optimal security/investment balance that you require, elaborate a quoting, and present it to you at your office or home.

Contact us so we can design together the best plan for your security.