This is a list of notable hostage crises by date.
| Incident | Location(s) | Start | Duration | | Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum (II) | UAE}} UAE,{{Flagicon|India}} India | March 2018 | Unknown |
| 2017 Hanoi hostage crisis | Vietnam}} Hanoi, Vietnam | 15 April 2017 | 10 days |
| SM City Dasmariñas hostage crisis | Philippines}} Dasmariñas, Cavite, Philippines | 9 October 2016 | Unknown |
| 2016 Yerevan hostage crisis | Armenia}} Yerevan, Armenia | 17 July 2016 | 15 days |
| 1–2 July 2016 Dhaka attack | Bangladesh}} Gulshan, Dhaka, Bangladesh | format=dmy|2016|07|01}} | 11 hours, 10 minutes |
| Orlando nightclub shooting | USA}} Orlando, Florida, United States | 12 June 2016 | 3 hours, 12 minutes |
| Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis | Afghanistan}} Kunduz province, Afghanistan | format=dmy|2016|05|31}} | Unclear end date |
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| November 2015 Bamako hotel attack | Mali}} Bamako, Mali | 20 November 2015 | 9 hours |
| November 2015 Paris attacks | France}} Paris, France | format=dmy|2015|11|13}} | 2 hours, 20 minutes |
| Porte de Vincennes siege | France}} Porte de Vincennes, Paris, France | format=dmy|2015|01|09}} | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| 2014 Peshawar school massacre | PAK}} Army Public School Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan | format=dmy|2014|12|15}} | 7 hours |
| 2014 Sydney hostage crisis | AUS}} Martin Place, Sydney, Australia | format=dmy|2014|12|15}} | Approximately 17 hours |
| 2014 Moscow school shooting | Russia}} Moscow, Russia | format=dmy|2014|02|03}} | Approximately 2 hours |
| Westgate shopping mall attack | Kenya}} Nairobi, Kenya | format=dmy|2013|09|21}} | 3 days |
| Zamboanga City crisis | Philippines}} Zamboanga City, Philippines | format=dmy|2013|09|09}} | 19 days |
| August, 2013 Islamabad Hostage Drama | Pakistan}} Islamabad, Pakistan | format=dmy|2013|08|15}} | 6 hours |
| 2013 Hialeah shooting | USA}} Hialeah, Florida | format=dmy|2013|07|26}} | Approximately 3 hours |
| 2013 Alabama bunker hostage crisis | USA}} Midland City, Alabama | format=dmy|2013|1|29}} | 6 days |
| In Amenas hostage crisis | ALG}} In Amenas, Algeria | format=dmy|2013|1|16}} | 3 days |
| 2012 Bain murder-kidnappings | USA}} Whiteville, Tennessee / Alpine, Mississippi, United States | format=dmy|2012|4|27}} | 13 days |
| 2011 Hectorville siege | AUS}} Hectorville, South Australia, Australia | format=dmy|2011|4|29}} | 8 hours |
| 2010 Panama City school board shootings | USA}} Panama City, Florida, United States | format=dmy|2010|12|14}} | Unknown |
| October 2010 Baghdad church attack | Iraq}} Baghdad, Iraq | format=dmy|2010|10|31}} | About 4 hours |
| 2010 Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis | USA}} Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | format=dmy|2010|09|01}} | About 5 hours |
| 2010 Manila hostage crisis | Philippines}} Manila, Philippines | format=dmy|2010|08|23}} | 10 hours 30 mins |
| May 2010 attacks on Ahmadi mosques in Lahore | Pakistan}} Lahore, Pakistan | format=dmy|2010|05|28}} | Some hours |
| October 2009 Lahore attacks | Pakistan}} Lahore, Pakistan | format=dmy|2009|10|15}} | 1 hour 30 mins |
| 2009 Pakistan Army General Headquarters attack | Pakistan}} Rawalpindi, Pakistan | format=dmy|2009|10|10}} | 1 day |
| 2009 Binghamton shootings | USA}} Binghamton, New York, United States | format=dmy|2009|04|03}} | 1 day |
| 2009 Lahore police academy attacks | Pakistan}} Lahore, Pakistan | format=dmy|2009|03|30}} | Some hours |
| Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Mutiny | BGD}} Pilkhana, Dhaka, Bangladesh | format=dmy|2009|02|25}} | 2 days |
| November 2008 Mumbai attacks | IND}} Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | format=dmy|2008|11|26}} | 3 days |
| Eloá Pimentel hostage crisis | BRA}} Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | format=dmy|2008|10|13}} | 4 days |
| South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan | AFG}} En route from Kandahar to Kabul, Afghanistan | format=dmy|2007|7|19}} | 42 days |
| Siege of Lal Masjid | Pakistan}} Islamabad, Pakistan | format=dmy|2007|07|03}} | 9 days |
| Johnson Space Center shooting | USA}} Houston, Texas, United States | format=dmy|2007|4|20}} | About 3 hours |
| West Nickel Mines School shooting | USA}} Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States | format=dmy|2006|10|2}} | Some hours |
| Platte Canyon High School shooting | USA}} Bailey, Colorado, United States | format=dmy|2006|9|27}} | About 4 hours |
| Seattle Jewish Federation shooting | USA}} Seattle, Washington, United States | format=dmy|2006|7|28}} | Approximately 15 minutes |
| Chrobog family kidnapping | YEM}} Yemen | format=dmy|2005|12|28}} | 3 days |
| October 2005 Nalchik attack | RUS}} Nalchik, Russia | format=dmy|2005|10|13}} | Some hours |
| Ennepetal hostage taking | GER}} Ennepetal, Germany | format=dmy|2005|4|12}} | About 6 hours |
| Beslan school hostage crisis | RUS}} Beslan, Russia | format=dmy|2004|9|1}} | 3 days |
| 2004 Khobar massacre | Saudi Arabia}} Khobar, Saudi Arabia | format=dmy|2004|5|29}} | 25 hours |
| Sahara hostage crisis 2003 | ALG}} Algeria | format=dmy|2003|1|22}} | 208 days |
| Moscow theater hostage crisis | RUS}} Moscow, Russia | format=dmy|2002|10|23}} | 2½ days |
| Akshardham Temple attack | IND}} Gandhinagar, India | format=dmy|2002|9|24}} | 2 days |
| Dos Palmas kidnappings | PHI}} Palawan, Philippines | format=dmy|2001|5|27}} | Varied period |
| Operation Barras | SLE}} Sierra Leone | format=dmy|2000|10|10}} | 17 days |
| Bus 174 | BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | format=dmy|2000|6|12}} | Some hours |
| Operations 304 | MAS}} Perak, Malaysia | format=dmy|2000|6|5}} | 3 days |
| Fiji coup of 2000 | FIJ}} Suva, Fiji | format=dmy|2000|5|19}} | 56 days |
| 2000 Sipadan kidnappings | Malaysia}} Sipadan, Malaysia, {{flagicon|PHI}} Jolo, Philippines | format=dmy|2000|4|23}} | Varied period |
| Standoff of Joseph C. Palczynski | USA}} Dundalk, Maryland | format=dmy|2000|3|17}} | 4 days |
| Indian Airlines Flight 814 | NEP}} Kathmandu, Nepal, {{flagicon|IND}} Amritsar, India, {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai, United Arab Emirates, {{flagicon|AFG}} Kandahar, Afghanistan | format=dmy|1999|12|24}} | 8 days |
| 1998 Cúa hostage crisis | VEN}} Cúa, Venezuela | format=dmy|1998|4|5}} | 7 hours |
| Japanese embassy hostage crisis | PER}} Lima, Peru | format=dmy|1996|12|17}} | 126 days |
| Terrazas del Ávila hostage crisis|es|Secuestro de Terrazas del Ávila|WD=}} | VEN}} Caracas, Venezuela | 15 April 1996 | 20 hours |
| 1996 Honolulu hostage crisis | USA}} Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | format=dmy|1996|2|6}} | 7 hours |
| Black Sea hostage crisis | TUR}} Trabzon, Turkey, {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia | format=dmy|1996|1|16}} | 4 days |
| Kizlyar-Pervomayskoye hostage crisis | RUS}} Kizlyar and Pervomayskoye, Russia | format=dmy|1996|1|9}} | 9 days |
| San Román Tragedy|es|Tragedia de San Román|WD=}} | VEN}} Caracas, Venezuela | format=dmy|1995|6|23}} | 6 hours |
| 1995 kidnapping of western tourists in Jammu and Kashmir | IND}} Pahalgam, India | format=dmy|1995|7|4}} | Unknown |
| Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis | RUS}} Budyonnovsk, Russia | format=dmy|1995|6|14}} | 5 days |
| Air France Flight 8969 | ALG}} Algiers, Algeria, {{flagicon|FRA}} Marseilles, France | format=dmy|1994|12|24}} | 3 days |
| 1994 kidnappings of Western tourists in India | IND}} New Delhi, India | format=dmy|1994|10|20}} | 12 days |
| Torp hostage crisis | NOR}} Larvik and Sandefjord, Norway | format=dmy|1994|8|28}} | 2 days |
| Salt Lake City Public Library hostage incident | USA}} Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | format=dmy|1994|3|7}} | 6 hours |
| 1993 Jolimont Centre siege | AUS}} Canberra, Australia | format=dmy|1993|11|29}} | 2 hours |
| 1993 Cangai siege | AUS}} Cangai, New South Wales, Australia | format=dmy|1993|3|30}} | 26 hours |
| Supreme Court of Justice hostage crisis | CRC}} San José, Costa Rica | format=dmy|1993|4|26}} | 4 days |
| East Carter High School shooting | USA}} Grayson, Kentucky, United States | format=dmy|1993|1|18}} | 16 minutes |
| Lindhurst High School shooting | USA}} Olivehurst, California, United States | format=dmy|1992|5|1}} | 8 hours |
| Alta View Hospital hostage incident | USA}} Sandy, Utah, United States | format=dmy|1991|9|20}} | 18 hours |
| 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis | USA}} Sacramento, California, United States | format=dmy|1991|4|4}} | About 8 hours |
| Singapore Airlines Flight 117 | SIN}} Singapore | format=dmy|1991|3|26}} | ½ day |
| Henry's Pub Hostage Incident | USA}} Berkeley, California, United States | format=dmy| 1990|9|28}} | 7 hours |
| 1989 Davao hostage crisis | Philippines|1986}} Davao City, Philippines | format=dmy|1989|8|13}} | 3 days |
| Loveland River House Incident | USA}} Loveland, Colorado, United States | format=dmy|1989|1|3}} | 2 hours |
| Gladbeck hostage crisis | GER}} Gladbeck, Germany / {{flagicon|NED}} / {{flagicon|GER}} Cologne, Germany | format=dmy|1988|8|16}} | 3 days |
| Ouvéa cave hostage taking | FRA}} Ouvéa, New Caledonia | format=dmy|1988|4|22}} | 14 days |
| Kuwait Airways Flight 422 | Iran}} Mashhad, Iran, {{flagicon|Cyprus}} Larnaca, Cyprus, {{flagicon|Algeria}} Algiers, Algeria | format=dmy|1988|4|5}} | 15 days |
| Pudu Prison siege | Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | format=dmy|1986|10|17}} | 6 days |
| Pan Am Flight 73 | Pakistan}} Karachi, Pakistan | format=dmy|1986|09|05}} | 1 day |
| Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis | USA}} Cokeville, Wyoming, United States | format=dmy|1986|5|16}} | 2½ hours |
| EgyptAir Flight 648 | MLT}} Luqa, Malta | format=dmy|1985|11|23}} | 2 days |
| Palace of Justice siege | COL}} Bogotá, Colombia | format=dmy|1985|11|6}} | 2 days |
| Achille Lauro cruise ship hijacking | EGY}} Alexandria, Egypt / Port Said, Egypt | format=dmy|1985|10|7}} | 2 days |
| TWA Flight 847 | GRE}} Athens, Greece, {{flagicon|ITA}} Rome, Italy / {{Flagicon|Lebanon}} Beirut, Lebanon, {{Flagicon|Algeria}} Algiers, Algeria | format=dmy|1985|6|14}} | 16 days |
| Kav 300 affair | ISR}} Tel-Aviv, Israel / Ashqelon, Israel | format=dmy|1984|4|12}} | 2 days |
| Libyan Embassy Siege | GBR}} London, United Kingdom | format=dmy|1984|4|17}} | 11 days |
| Libyan Hostage Situation 1984 | Libya|1977}} Tripoli, Libya | format=dmy|1984|4|17}} | 9 months |
| 1984 Sydney bank robbery | AUS}} Sydney, Australia | format=dmy|1984|1|31}} | 6 hours |
| Lebanon hostage crisis | LBN}} Beirut, Lebanon | format=dmy|1982|7|19}} | Varied period |
| Garuda Indonesia Flight 206 | Thailand}} Bangkok, Thailand | format=dmy|1981|3|28}} | 3 days |
| Iranian Embassy Siege | GBR}} London, United Kingdom | format=dmy|1980|4|30}} | 6 days |
| Dominican embassy siege | COL}} Bogotá, Colombia | format=dmy|1980|2|27}} | 61 days |
| Grand Mosque Seizure | SAU}} Mecca, Saudi Arabia | format=dmy|1979|11|2}} | 14 days |
| Iran hostage crisis | IRN}} Tehran, Iran | format=dmy|1979|11|4}} | 444 days |
| Mitsubishi Bank Hostage incident | Japan}} Osaka, Japan | format=dmy|1979|1|26}} | 2 days |
| 1978 Dutch province hall hostage crisis | NED}} Assen, Netherlands | format=dmy|1978|3|13}} | 1 day |
| Cyprus Airways hijacking | Cyprus }} Larnaca, Cyprus | format=dmy|1978|2|19}} | 1 day |
| Lufthansa Flight 181 (Landshut hijacking) | Italy}} Rome, Italy, {{flagicon|Cyprus}} Larnaca, Cyprus, {{flagicon|UAE}} Dubai, United Arab Emirates, {{flagicon|South Yemen}} Aden, South Yemen, {{flagicon|SOM}} Mogadishu, Somalia, | format=dmy|1977|10|13}} | 5 days |
| Japan Airlines Flight 472 hijacking | IND}} Mumbai, India / {{flagicon|BGD}} Dhaka, Bangladesh, {{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan | format=dmy|1977|9|28}} | 5 days |
| Train hostage Netherlands 1977 | NED}} De Punt, Netherlands | format=dmy|1977|5|23}} | 20 days |
| 1977 Dutch school hostage crisis | NED}} Bovensmilde, Netherlands | format=dmy|1977|5|23}} | 20 days |
| 1977 Hanafi Muslim Siege | USA}} Washington DC, United States | format=dmy|1977|3|9}} | 39 hours |
| 1976 Croatian plane hijack | USA}} En route from New York to Chicago, United States | format=dmy|1976|9|10}} | 2 days |
| Air France Flight 139 (Entebbe hijacking) | Libya|1977}} Benghazi, Libya, {{flagicon|UGA}} Entebbe, Uganda | format=dmy|1976|6|27}} | 8 days |
| Balcombe Street Siege | GBR}} London, United Kingdom | format=dmy|1975|12|6}} | 5 days |
| Raid on the OPEC headquarters | AUT}} Vienna, Austria / {{flagicon|ALG}} Algiers, Algeria, {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} Tripoli, Libya | format=dmy|1975|12|21}} | 3 days |
| Occupation of the Indonesian consulate | NED}} Amsterdam, Netherlands | format=dmy|1975|12|4}} | 15 days |
| Train hijack | NED}} Wijster, Netherlands | format=dmy|1975|12|2}} | 12 days |
| Spaghetti House siege | GBR}} London, United Kingdom | format=dmy|1975|9|28}} | 6 days |
| 1975 AIA building hostage crisis | Malaysia}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | format=dmy|1975|8|5}} | 5 days |
| West German embassy siege | SWE}} Stockholm, Sweden | format=dmy|1975|4|24}} | 12 hours |
| 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague | NED}} The Hague, Netherlands | format=dmy|1974|9|13}} | 4 days |
| Ma'alot massacre | ISR}} Ma'alot, Israel | format=dmy|1974|5|15}} | 2 days |
| Laju incident | SIN}} Singapore | format=dmy|1974|1|31}} | 8 days |
| Norrmalmstorg robbery | SWE}} Stockholm, Sweden | format=dmy|1973|8|23}} | 5 days |
| 1973 Khartoum diplomatic assassinations | SUD}} Khartoum, Sudan | format=dmy|1973|3|1}} | 2½ days |
| Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615 | YUG}} Zagreb, Yugoslavia | format=dmy|1972|10|29}} | 15 hours |
| Munich massacre | GER}} Munich, Germany | format=dmy|1972|9|5}} | 21 hours |
| Hijacking of Sabena Flight 572 | ISR}} Lod, Israel | format=dmy|1972|5|8}} | 1 day |
| Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 649 | South Yemen}} Aden, South Yemen | format=dmy|1972|02|22}} | 2 days |
| Asama-Sansō incident | Japan}} Karuizawa, Japan | format=dmy|1972|02|19}} | 9 days |
| Northwest Orient Flight 305 (D.B. Cooper) | USA}} Washington / Oregon, United States | format=dmy|1971|11|24}} | 4 hours |
| Dawson's Field hijackings | Jordan}} Zarka, Jordan | format=dmy|1970|09|6}} | 8 days |
| October Crisis | CAN}} Quebec, Canada | format=dmy|1970|10|5}} | 60 days |
| Operation Dragon Rouge | DRC|1963}} Stanleyville, Congo-Léopoldville | format=dmy|1964|11|24}} | Varied period; 20–30 days |
| Aerolineas Argentinas DC-4 hijacking | FLK|1948}} Stanley, Falkland Islands | format=dmy|1966|09|28}} | 2 days |
| Siege of Sidney Street | UKGBI}} London, United Kingdom | format=dmy|1911|01|02}} | 2 days |
| Battle of Ballingarry | UKGBI}} Ballingarry, Ireland, United Kingdom | format=dmy|1848|07|29}} | 1 day |
| Froberg mutiny | Malta|1814}} Fort Ricasoli, Malta | format=dmy|1807|04|04}} | 6 days |
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