The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2008 (with annual updates planned for the future). The GTD includes systematically collected data on domestic as well as international terrorist attacks and now includes more than 87,000 cases. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and—when identifiable—the group or individual responsible. It is maintained by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism is a counter-terrorism research center based at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is a Homeland Security Center of Excellence. It informs decisions on how to disrupt terrorists and terrorist groups, while...

 (START), based at the University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

. The GTD is available to the public through an online interface.

Content

As of September 2010, the database had over 87,000 records.

The database is organized in the following dimensions:

• Date
• Region. The world is divided into the following areas:
  • Worldwide
  • Americas: Central America & Caribbean, North America, South America
  • Australasia & Oceania
  • Asia: Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia
  • Europe: Eastern Europe, Western Europe
  • Middle East & North Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • USSR & the Newly Independent States (NIS)
• Country
• Perpetrator: Named organization
• Weapon Type: Biological, Chemical, Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite, Fake Weapons, Firearms, Incendiary, Melee, Nuclear, Other, Radiological, Sabotage Equipment, Unknown, Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs)
• Attack Type: Armed Assault, Assassination, Bombing/Explosion, Facility/Infrastructure Attack, Hijacking, Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident), Hostage Taking (Kidnapping), Unarmed Assault, Unknown
• Target Type: Abortion Related, Airports & Airlines, Business, Educational Institution, Food or Water Supply, Government (Diplomatic), Government (General), Journalists & Media, Maritime, Military, NGO, Other, Police, Private Citizens & Property, Religious Figures/Institutions, Telecommunication, Terrorists, Tourists, Transportation, Unknown, Utilities, Violent Political Party

External links

• National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)