The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents defines and categorizes terrorist attacks in order to help analysts, policymakers, and practitioners. The rand chronology of international terrorism for 1988. Enter jan 1, 1968 as the start date and dec 31, 2010 as the end date. Rdwti user agreements prohibit reselling or redistributing rdwti data. National consortium for the study of terrorism and response to terrorism start 2018, and rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents provide key variables that can be linked. Browse by country university of maryland, college park. Andrews terrorism incident database which provides data for their studies. Unlike most extant group data sets, the extended data on terrorist groups edtg is not tied to terrorist groups and attacks listed in the rand terrorism data.
Select all from the drop down boxes from region to coordinated. Penn state users must register to download the data. This project is sponsored by the rand international security and defense policy center. Rand tracks worldwide terrorism attacks in new database. Major archival data bases on terrorist incident reports percent distribution of incidents and fatalities by region. Jun 29, 2016 worldcheck global terrorism database leaked online, reveals 2. The global terrorism database gtd rand merger contributes to this development by providing the most comprehensive open source collection of terrorist events ever collected. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti the rand corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. The rand terrorism chronology database, also known as the rand st andrews chronology of terrorism is a database of international terrorist incidents that occurred between 1968 and 2009.
To perform an advanced search please select all categories you wish to search. Indeed, according to the rand terrorism database, strikes on maritime targets and assets have constituted only two percent of all international incidents over the last 30 years. It purports to be a comprehensive database of international terrorist. Building and analyzing a comprehensive open source data. Chicago project on security and terrorism cpost maintains a searchable database on all suicide attacks from 1982 on. Apr 14, 2020 monterey wmd terrorism database open source catalog of worldwide incidents involving the acquisition, possession, threat and use of weapons of mass destruction wmd by substate actors. Additional chapters survey terrorist databases and provide a guide to available resources on terrorism in libraries and on the internet. The tweed data set can be downloaded in spss format via the tweed website. Indeed, in figures compiled for the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents, 5 of the 123 documented acts of international maritime terrorism committed between the beginning of 1968 and the end of 2000, just 28 23% occurred after 1985, and of the 115 fatalities in that same time frame, only 47 happened after 1985 with 17 of those. Global terrorism database more than 180,000 terrorist attacks worldwide, 19702017. On march 31, 2008, support for development and dissemination of the worldwide terrorism incident database lapsed, causing the memorial institute for the prevention of terrorism to remove webbased search of that database from its website. Click the link below to download the installation file. North america complete through december 2009 latin america and caribbean complete through december 2009.
The national memorial institute for the prevention of terrorism in oklahoma city is a living memorial to the victims, survivors, family members and rescue workers affected by the april 19, 1995. This database is now maintained by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism start. The article presents a regional dataset on internal terrorism, terrorism in western europe. The gtd rand data are likely to be particularly useful for assessing the impact of specific policies or events on the future risk of terrorist activity of a particular type. Iterate license agreement duke community onlythese data are subject to and are licensed for current members of the duke community. Problem set 1 100 points possible part a 1 download the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents a.
Introducing extended data on terrorist groups edtg, 1970. The rand st andrews database, also known as the rand st andrews chronology of terrorism was a database of international terrorist incidents which was developed by bruce hoffman whilst he was at the university of st. Codebook unpublished document sent from rand to authors, march 2, 2010, p. The data files for starts global terrorism database gtd can now be downloaded directly from the gtds web site. The project was the result of a request to rand from the united states cabinet committee to combat terrorism, following the 1972 munich olympic massacre and terrorist attacks on lod airport, israel by the red army. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rand corporation. Jan 15, 2020 rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. Users can now download these data via the contact gtd portion of the gtd web site. Rand rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. The three most important event data setsinternational terrorism. The randmipt terrorism incident database records domestic and international terrorist incidents from 1998 to 2008. We use a statistical method called semiparametric groupbased trajectory analysis to examine 73,961 attacks in 206 countries and territories from 1970 to 2006. The gtd includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes more than 180,000 attacks.
The content of the handbook is based on the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more than 20 countries as well as the specific expertise and experience of the volume editor and the various contributors. Database codes used by rand in compiling information on terrorist incidents are appended. Consideration is given to the emergence of modern terrorism, patterns in media coverage of terrorism, conceptual aspects of terrorism as communication, factors affecting media coverage of terrorism, and impact of massmediated terrorism on public opinion. In this research, we report on the most comprehensive of these databases to date, formed by merging the global terrorism database maintained by the start center with the rand mipt database. Data available to penn state faculty and students icpsr. Crossnational patterns of terrorism the british journal of.
The national database first included information on the perpetrators, victims, event, and group characteristics of crimes committed by members of the domestic farright, but has since been expanded to include information on crimes by the farleft, religious. Economic development, poorly managed political conflict. External data repositories empirical studies of conflict. Through the dock, you can also access the user guide for your device and send feedback to rand mcnally via tell rand.
Andrews, and was later maintained by students at the university the database had its origins in the rand terrorism chronology database first developed by brian jenkins at rand in. Start study of terrorism and responses to terrorism. This major new handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies. Jun 26, 2002 committee on science and technology for countering terrorism.
See medalia, weapon delivery, in medalia, nuclear terrorism for a discussion of the ways a terrorist nuclear weapon could be imported into the united states. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents is a compilation of data from 1972 through 2009. Gtd includes thorough data on more than 80,000 terrorist incidents that have occurred around the world since 1970. Event data tweed, covering the period 1950 through 2004 for. Terrorism is violence, or the threat of violence, calculated to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm. National consortium for the study of terrorism and response to terrorism start 2018, and rand. Sep 26, 2018 the report and annex provide an overview of the global trends in terrorism. It was developed by bruce hoffman whilst he was at the university of st. To download realtime and historical data for a specific region, country, or location, select the relevant areas from those categories and leave all other categories as they are. Global terrorism database terrorist events around the world, date, location, weapons used, nature of target, number of casualties, identity of perpetrator, etc. If you do not check any options then your search will include all content from that category, for example, selecting algeria from the country list will restrict your search to incidents in algeria, while leaving it blank searches all countries. Download the database the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti online search form provides tools to filter the collected list of terrorism incidents and graph the results.
Users should select the download full gtd dataset option under actions. Terrorism is defined by the nature of the act, not by the identity of the perpetrators or the nature of the cause. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti. The original rand data sets on terrorism events data were established in 1972 and were known as the rand terrorism chronology. The rand corporation recently released an update regarding its worldwide terrorism incident database. It provides you with free software upgrades and access to map updates. According to thomson reuters, who run worldcheck, its service is used by 4,500 institutions, including 49 of the worlds 50 largest banks, more than 300. Data and statistics terrorism library guides at penn. This article introduces an extended data set of 760 terrorist groups that engaged in attacks during 1970 to 2016. In support of this work, rand has developed and maintained a database of terrorism incidents stretching back to 1968, which provides. The global terrorism database gtd is a database of incidents of terrorism from 1970 onward.
With regards to victims, researchers, policy makers and legal definitions some definitions consider only attacks on noncombatants to constitute terrorism enders, sandler and gaibulloev, 2011, p. If, however, you want to use the rdwti in your own statistical software, you can do so by downloading the database in its entirety using the link below. Historically, the worlds oceans have not been a major locus of terrorist activity. Everyone is welcome to use our database, however all public use of these data must be attributed to the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. The definition of terrorism used in the terrorism knowledge base is provided on the database website and reproduced here. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents empirical. We are still collecting data, after 2009, however it has not yet been added to the online database. Centre for the study of terrorism and political violence. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents format data archive or collection. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist attacks around the world from 1970 through 2017. As of july 2017, the list extended through 2016, with an incomplete data of 1993 due to issues with that year. Rdwti rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. Unlike many other event databases, the gtd includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now. It also includes the most comprehensive world directory of extremist, terrorist and other organizations associated with guerrilla warfare, political violence, protest and organized and cybercrime.
Explore ceps terrorists and extremists database ted to learn more. The counter extremism project maintains a database of extremist and terrorist leaders and operatives around the globe. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti is a compilation of data from 1968 through 2009. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2016 with additional annual updates planned for the future. Aug 08, 2018 download the report the united states has now been at war in afghanistan for some seventeen years and been fighting another major war in iraq for fifteen years. The terrorism incident database defines and categorizes terrorist attacks in order to help analysts, policymakers, and practitioners understand general threat trends. The download data button on the incident list page allows users to export an excel file containing the list of incidents, their dates, descriptions, and several other variables. Findings revealed 3 individuallevel underlying mechanisms and processes personal and political grievance, risk and status seeking, unfreezing that lead individuals to be drawn to or away from an existing radical. See rand corporation, rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents.
Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents, rand corporation, accessed may 16. This database was originally developed by rand, and was then maintained by the national counter terrorism center nctc. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents a compilation of data from 1968 through 2009 social conflict in africa database scad includes protests, riots, strikes, intercommunal conflict, government violence against civilians, and other forms of social conflict not systematically tracked in other conflict datasets. Specialized resources terrorism research guides at. Economic development, poorly managed political conflict and. However, all use of the data must be attributed to the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. The centre was founded in 1994 by paul wilkinson and bruce hoffman and created the rand st. It provides a comprehensive database with which trends in various aspects of terrorism can be analyzed. Terrorists and extremists database ted counter extremism.
Date region country perpetrator group weapon type attack type target type. Abstracts database national criminal justice reference service. Find data terrorism infoguides at george mason university. Committee on understanding terrorists to deter terrorism. Subject to the restrictions contained in article 2 below, users are granted nonexclusive rights to use the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti, the product in a way that is consistent with u. May 20, 2011 see rand corporation, rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. An analysis of the database by the thinktank rand earlier this year showed that between 19702002 in the west, terrorism occurred in clusters likely a reflection of the relatively localised.
The chronology contains data on international terrorist incidents since 1968, derived from the open literature newspapers, journals, radio broadcasts, and the foreign press. At this time, the rdwtis terrorism incident coverage is current through varying dates by region as follows. The mipt terrorism knowledge base tkb was an online portal containing information on terrorist incidents, leaders, groups, and related court cases. National memorial institute for the prevention of terrorism.
The extremist crime database was created by joshua freilich and steven chermak to better understand extremist crime in the united states. Rand staff conducted extensive research on candidate terrorist attacks, drawing on staff. It has been active in somalia far longer and has spread its operations to deal with terrorist or extremist threats in a wide range of conflicts in north and subsaharan in africa, south asia, and south east asia. It was active from september 2004 to march 2008 and is now defunct, but the group profiles that were included in the knowledge base are now hosted by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism.
The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2015 with annual updates planned for the future. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti is a. It is based on over 30 years of research by rand analysts. Andrews, and was later maintained by students at the university. Fogg jeffrey scott university of maryland april 27, 2006 this project was supported by grant no.
The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti. Rand is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest. Attributes of terrorist events iterate project quantifies data on the characteristics of transnational terrorist groups, their activities that carry international impact and the environment in which they operate. Terrorism incidents for rand and gtd from 1970 through 1997. If using the data in your research, you must attribute to rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. The rand mcnally dock is an essential part of your rand mcnally gps device. The uncertain trends in the wars on terrorism center for.