Conceptual and Methodological Challenges to Developing a Terrorist Event Data Base
Comparing the Use of Statistical Analysis in Social Science Research, 1995-99
Percent of Activity in Each
Region, 1970-1997
(n = 67,134)
Types of Activity in Each Region, 1970-1997
Top 6 Countries – Latin
America, 1970-1997
(n = 27,777)
Top 6 Countries – Europe,
1970-1997
(n = 12,832)
Top 6 Countries – Asia,
1970-1997
(n = 12,511)
Top 6 Countries – Mid-East,
North Africa, 1970-1997
(n = 9,041)
Top 6 Countries –
Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970-1997
(n = 4,001)
Major Archival Databases on Terrorist Incident Reports
Some Threats to the Validity of Event Data on Terrorism-1
Some Threats to the Validity of Event Data on Terrorism-2
Groups who Attack U.S. Nationals (First Seven Only)
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) (El Salvador) 1972-
Abu Sayyaf Group; ASG (Philippines); FIRST SEVEN INCIDENTS ONLY
How Terrorism Diffuses Spatially within a Country