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Global Terrorism Database

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General Info
Provider 
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)
Tabulations only
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
01/1970 - 12/2020
Data type
Event data:
  • GPS coordinates (GIS)
Summary 

The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) provides statistical information on terrorist events throughout the world starting in 1970 and is updated on an annual basis. Data are collected from news and media reports that are deemed credible by GTD investigators and researchers. The database contains information on over 200,000 terrorist attacks.

Keywords 
Intentional injuries, Mortality, Terrorism, Violence
GHDx Entry last modified on: Mar 25, 2024