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STATISTICS attacks multiply in the ulf of uinea G G step in the response chain is vital to ensuring that adequate resources are allocated by authorities to tackle this crime. As an independent, non-commercial, and apolitical organization,

IMB provides transparent statistics, which acts as a catalyst to achieve this goal.

Table 1: Locations / Actual and Attempted Attacks,

Selected Areas (2013-18)

Location 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Indonesia 106 100 108 49 43 36

Malaysia 9 24 13 7 7 11

Philippines 3 6 11 10 22 10

Singapore 9 8 9 2 4 3

Straits

Vietnam 9 7 27 9 2 4

Bangladesh 12 21 11 3 11 12

India 14 13 13 14 4 6

Colombia 7 2 5 4 6 1

Venezuela 1 1 5 12 11

Gulf of 6 4 1 3 1

Aden

Nigeria 31 18 14 36 33 48

Somalia 7 3 1 5 2

The Congo 3 7 5 6 1 6

Global 264 245 246 191 180 201

Totals

Source: IMB

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