claim: phoenix is the kidnapping capital "of the western hemisphere."
author: helen glover
evidence_1: feb 11, 2009 ... phoenix, arizona has become the kidnapping capital of america, with more  incidents than any other city in the world outside of mexico city and ...
evidence_2: aug 16, 2010 ... rhode island talk show host helen glover called phoenix the kidnapping capital  of the western hemisphere july 9, sen. john mccain pushed ...
evidence_3: phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the u.s. state of arizona. with  1,626,078 people (as of 2017), phoenix is the fifth most populous city nationwide,  the most populous state capital in the united states, and the only state capital  with a population ..... crime rates in phoenix have gone down in recent years,  and once troubled, ...
evidence_4: feb 19, 2013 ... the claim that phoenix has become one of the kidnapping capitals of the world is  a falsehood that won't die. we first checked it in 2010, when ...
evidence_5: jul 12, 2009 ... in the subsequent abc report, phoenix is described as "the kidnapping capital of  america, with more incidents than any other city in the world ...