Global Terrorist Attacks
WorldGeopoliticalThe deadliest acts of terrorism from 1970 to 2016. These violent acts were aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, and there is evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims.
Global Terrorism DatabaseA world map shows global terrorist attacks. The highest concentration of attacks is in regions such as the Middle East, Northern Africa, and South Asia. Areas with fewer attacks (sparse points) include North America, South America, and Australia.
Global Terrorist Attacks | 100 and above | 81–100 | 71–80 | 61–70 | 51–60 | 41–50 | 31–40 | 21–30 | 11–20 | 6–10 | 2–5 | 1 and below | |
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Alaska | 7.66% | 55.2% | 19.9% | ||||||||||
Arizona | 8.64% | 10.8% | 6.36% | 10.3% | 8.92% | 4.76% | |||||||
Utah | 6.90% | 15.9% | 5.97% | ||||||||||
Yukon | 7.00% | 59.8% | 26.1% | 7.10% | |||||||||
Northwest Territories | 5.77% | 26.0% | 42.2% | 3.09% | |||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||||||||||||
Florida | 1 | 9.02% | 56.6% | 20.8% | 3.46% | ||||||||
Idaho | 5.95% | 12.1% | 9.81% | 31.7% | |||||||||
New Hampshire | 94.4% | 5.56% | |||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3.91% | ||||||||||||
Vermont | 100% | ||||||||||||
Washington | 1.35% | 57.1% | 1.44% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 5.38% | 5.86% | 13.2% | ||||||||||
Nunavut | 1.70% | 21.4% | 1.54% | ||||||||||
Montana | 1.73% | 42.7% | 23.7% | 7.99% | |||||||||
Maine | 79.8% | 14.7% | 5.13% | ||||||||||
North Dakota | 95.7% | 4.33% | |||||||||||
Kentucky | 41.2% | 58.8% | |||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 19.0% | 8.02% | |||||||||||
Virginia | 5.25% | 53.9% | 38.5% | 2.22% | |||||||||
Delaware | 99.2% | ||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | ||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 18.8% | 50.7% | 20.5% | ||||||||||
Mississippi | 13.6% | 19.8% | 65.6% | ||||||||||
West Virginia | 97.0% | 3.04% | |||||||||||
Nebraska | 38.0% | 62.0% | |||||||||||
Texas | 1 | 1.43% | 21.8% | 34.0% | 42.5% | ||||||||
Missouri | 100% | ||||||||||||
Louisiana | 2.08% | 60.9% | 36.6% | ||||||||||
North Carolina | 16.4% | 81.1% | 2.09% | ||||||||||
Oregon | 7.84% | 63.3% | 28.9% | ||||||||||
New Brunswick | 31.5% | 64.2% | 2.38% | ||||||||||
Alabama | 14.4% | 11.5% | 12.9% | 58.4% | |||||||||
New Mexico | 3.65% | 6.22% | 12.8% | 2.01% | 14.3% | ||||||||
Kansas | 100% | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 19.7% | 79.8% | |||||||||||
British Columbia | 1.59% | 35.7% | 19.7% | 2.10% | |||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 2.13% | 3.18% | 1.22% | ||||||||||
New Jersey | 28.5% | 71.2% | |||||||||||
South Carolina | 1.10% | 75.7% | 23.2% | ||||||||||
Michigan | 4.25% | 65.7% | 11.8% | ||||||||||
Alberta | 2.96% | 41.2% | 52.3% | ||||||||||
Connecticut | 99.9% | ||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1 | 14.0% | 81.5% | 4.50% | |||||||||
Colorado | 13.8% | 53.9% | 10.3% | 3.14% | |||||||||
Nevada | 13.2% | 33.3% | 53.5% | ||||||||||
Massachusetts | 91.5% | 6.67% | |||||||||||
Georgia | 2.02% | 11.8% | 34.0% | 52.1% | |||||||||
New York | 42.9% | 2.90% | |||||||||||
Maryland | 11.3% | 16.7% | 71.1% | ||||||||||
Québec | 9.73% | 2.25% | 18.5% | 22.7% | 14.4% | ||||||||
Manitoba | 3.86% | 21.7% | 27.1% | 47.3% | |||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | 94.0% | 6.04% | ||||||||||
Tennessee | 95.3% | 4.67% | |||||||||||
Ontario | 1 | 2.04% | 56.2% | 35.4% | 2.08% | ||||||||
California | 46.0% | 7.90% | 27.9% | ||||||||||
Arkansas | 100% | ||||||||||||
South Dakota | 61.9% | 38.1% | |||||||||||
Ohio | 77.5% | 20.4% | |||||||||||
Indiana | 1.92% | 97.6% | |||||||||||
Minnesota | 22.5% | 75.0% | 2.49% | ||||||||||
Iowa | 30.7% | 69.3% | |||||||||||
Illinois | 38.2% | 58.7% | 3.07% | ||||||||||
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