I am actually pretty surprised that there hasn’t been more kidnapping in the US. In Mexico it is steady work. Here is a rather hideous example from about a month ago.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57599998/mass-kidnapping-beheadings-disturb-mexico-city/
It's because the FBI comes down on kidnappers like the wrath of God. They have for a generation.
Tends to dampen the trade.