Terrorism refers to propositions and actions that create social panic, endanger public safety, infringe on personal property, or coerce state organs and international organizations through violence, destruction, and intimidation to achieve political, ideological, or other objectives. Terrorist incidents denote ongoing or completed activities that have caused or may cause significant social harm. Currently, terrorism has become a critical factor affecting global peace and development, representing a common enemy of humanity. Effective counter-terrorism efforts are vital for national security, public safety, and the protection of people's lives and property.

   Terrorist activities encompass the following acts of terrorism:

• Organizing, planning, preparing, or executing activities that cause or intend to cause casualties, significant property damage, destruction of public facilities, social disorder, or other severe societal harm;
• Promoting terrorism, inciting terrorist acts, illegally possessing terrorist propaganda materials, or forcing others to wear terrorist-related clothing or symbols in public spaces;
• Establishing, leading, or participating in terrorist organizations;
• Providing information, funds, materials, labor, technology, venues, or other support/assistance to terrorist organizations, individuals, terrorist acts, or training activities;
• Other terrorist activities.

   CnOpenData's Global Terrorism Incident Dataset covers over 200,000 terrorist attacks occurring between 1970 and 2020, including fields such as Event ID (事件ID), Date (发生时间), Country/Region (国家/地区), City (城市), Perpetrator(s) (犯罪者), Number of Deaths (死亡人数), Number of Injuries (受伤人数), Target Type (目标类型), Region (区域), Attack Type (攻击类型), and Weapon Type (武器类型).

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Time Coverage

1970-2020

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Field Display

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Sample Data

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Related Literature

• Cai Weiyi, Sun Chuanwang, Chen Minhao, 2023: "Host Country Terrorism, China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment, and the Shift in Location Preferences," China Economic Quarterly (经济学(季刊)), No. 3.

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Data Update Frequency

Irregular updates