Terrorist attacks by target in United States

United States: Terrorist attacks by target was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
27
in 1984
All-time low
0
in 1980
Years of data
51
1970–2021

Terrorist attacks by target in United States, 1970–2021

0102030197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, terrorist attacks by target in United States stood at 0. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrorist attacks by target in United States peaked at 27 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1980.

United States ranks 1st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Terrorist attacks by target in United States, year by year

Annual values for Terrorist attacks by target in United States, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 0 —
1971 0 —
1972 0 —
1973 0 —
1974 0 —
1975 0 —
1976 0 —
1977 4 —
1978 6 +50.0%
1979 1 -83.3%
1980 0 -100.0%
1981 0 —
1982 7 —
1983 2 -71.4%
1984 27 +1250.0%
1985 14 -48.1%
1986 13 -7.1%
1987 11 -15.4%
1988 7 -36.4%
1989 8 +14.3%
1990 8 +0.0%
1991 12 +50.0%
1992 17 +41.7%
1994 16 -5.9%
1995 23 +43.8%
1996 11 -52.2%
1997 17 +54.5%
1998 9 -47.1%
1999 9 +0.0%
2000 5 -44.4%
2001 2 -60.0%
2002 0 -100.0%
2003 2 —
2004 1 -50.0%
2005 4 +300.0%
2006 0 -100.0%
2007 2 —
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 1 -50.0%
2010 0 -100.0%
2011 0 —
2012 4 —
2013 2 -50.0%
2014 0 -100.0%
2015 5 —
2016 1 -80.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 0 -100.0%
2020 2 —
2021 0 -100.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Terrorist attacks by target in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1984 +1250.0% 2 27

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.1 0 6 10
1980s 8.9 0 27 10
1990s 13.56 8 23 9
2000s 1.9 0 5 10
2010s 1.4 0 5 10
2020s 1 0 2 2

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Afghanistan 0
  2. 2 Albania 0
  3. 2 Algeria 0
  4. 2 Andorra 0
  5. 2 Angola 0
  6. 2 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  7. 2 Argentina 0 compare
  8. 2 Armenia 0
  9. 2 Australia 0
  10. 2 Austria 0
  11. 2 Azerbaijan 0
  12. 2 Bahamas 0
  13. 2 Bahrain 0
  14. 2 Bangladesh 0
  15. 2 Barbados 0
  16. 2 Belarus 0
  17. 2 Belgium 0
  18. 2 Belize 0
  19. 2 Benin 0
  20. 2 Bhutan 0
  21. 2 Bolivia 0
  22. 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  23. 2 Botswana 0
  24. 2 Brazil 0
  25. 2 Brunei 0
  26. 2 Bulgaria 0
  27. 2 Burkina Faso 0
  28. 2 Burundi 0
  29. 2 Cambodia 0
  30. 2 Cameroon 0
  31. 2 Canada 0 compare
  32. 2 Central African Republic 0
  33. 2 Chad 0
  34. 2 Chile 0
  35. 2 China 0
  36. 2 Colombia 0
  37. 2 Comoros 0
  38. 2 Costa Rica 0
  39. 2 Cote d'Ivoire 0
  40. 2 Croatia 0
  41. 2 Cuba 0
  42. 2 Cyprus 0
  43. 2 Czechia 0
  44. 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
  45. 2 Denmark 0
  46. 2 Djibouti 0
  47. 2 Dominica 0
  48. 2 Dominican Republic 0
  49. 2 East Timor 0
  50. 2 Ecuador 0
  51. 2 Egypt 0
  52. 2 El Salvador 0
  53. 2 Equatorial Guinea 0
  54. 2 Eritrea 0
  55. 2 Estonia 0
  56. 2 Eswatini 0
  57. 2 Ethiopia 0
  58. 2 Falkland Islands 0
  59. 2 Fiji 0
  60. 2 Finland 0
  61. 2 France 0
  62. 2 French Guiana 0
  63. 2 French Polynesia 0
  64. 2 Gabon 0
  65. 2 Gambia 0
  66. 2 Georgia 0
  67. 2 Germany 0
  68. 2 Ghana 0
  69. 2 Greece 0
  70. 2 Grenada 0
  71. 2 Guadeloupe 0
  72. 2 Guatemala 0
  73. 2 Guinea 0
  74. 2 Guinea-Bissau 0
  75. 2 Guyana 0
  76. 2 Haiti 0
  77. 2 Honduras 0
  78. 2 Hong Kong 0
  79. 2 Hungary 0
  80. 2 Iceland 0
  81. 2 India 0
  82. 2 Indonesia 0
  83. 2 Iran 0
  84. 2 Iraq 0
  85. 2 Ireland 0
  86. 2 Israel 0
  87. 2 Italy 0
  88. 2 Jamaica 0
  89. 2 Japan 0
  90. 2 Jordan 0
  91. 2 Kazakhstan 0
  92. 2 Kenya 0
  93. 2 Kuwait 0
  94. 2 Kyrgyzstan 0
  95. 2 Laos 0
  96. 2 Latvia 0
  97. 2 Lebanon 0
  98. 2 Lesotho 0
  99. 2 Liberia 0
  100. 2 Libya 0
  101. 2 Lithuania 0
  102. 2 Luxembourg 0
  103. 2 Macao 0
  104. 2 Madagascar 0
  105. 2 Malawi 0
  106. 2 Malaysia 0
  107. 2 Maldives 0
  108. 2 Mali 0
  109. 2 Malta 0
  110. 2 Martinique 0
  111. 2 Mauritania 0
  112. 2 Mauritius 0
  113. 2 Mexico 0
  114. 2 Moldova 0
  115. 2 Montenegro 0
  116. 2 Morocco 0
  117. 2 Mozambique 0
  118. 2 Myanmar 0
  119. 2 Namibia 0
  120. 2 Nepal 0
  121. 2 Netherlands 0
  122. 2 New Caledonia 0
  123. 2 New Zealand 0
  124. 2 Nicaragua 0
  125. 2 Niger 0
  126. 2 Nigeria 0
  127. 2 North Korea 0
  128. 2 Norway 0
  129. 2 Pakistan 0
  130. 2 Panama 0
  131. 2 Papua New Guinea 0
  132. 2 Paraguay 0
  133. 2 Peru 0
  134. 2 Philippines 0
  135. 2 Poland 0
  136. 2 Portugal 0
  137. 2 Qatar 0
  138. 2 Romania 0
  139. 2 Russia 0
  140. 2 Rwanda 0
  141. 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  142. 2 Saint Lucia 0
  143. 2 Saudi Arabia 0
  144. 2 Senegal 0
  145. 2 Serbia 0
  146. 2 Seychelles 0
  147. 2 Sierra Leone 0
  148. 2 Singapore 0
  149. 2 Slovakia 0
  150. 2 Slovenia 0
  151. 2 Solomon Islands 0
  152. 2 Somalia 0
  153. 2 South Africa 0
  154. 2 South Korea 0
  155. 2 South Sudan 0
  156. 2 Spain 0
  157. 2 Sri Lanka 0
  158. 2 Sudan 0
  159. 2 Suriname 0
  160. 2 Sweden 0
  161. 2 Switzerland 0
  162. 2 Syria 0
  163. 2 Taiwan 0
  164. 2 Tajikistan 0
  165. 2 Tanzania 0
  166. 2 Thailand 0
  167. 2 Togo 0
  168. 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0
  169. 2 Tunisia 0
  170. 2 Turkey 0
  171. 2 Turkmenistan 0
  172. 2 USSR 0
  173. 2 Uganda 0
  174. 2 Ukraine 0
  175. 2 United Arab Emirates 0
  176. 2 United Kingdom 0 compare
  177. 2 Uruguay 0
  178. 2 Uzbekistan 0
  179. 2 Vanuatu 0
  180. 2 Vatican 0
  181. 2 Venezuela 0
  182. 2 Vietnam 0
  183. 2 Wallis and Futuna 0
  184. 2 Western Sahara 0
  185. 2 Yemen 0
  186. 2 Zambia 0
  187. 2 Zimbabwe 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrorist attacks by target in United States?
Terrorist attacks by target in United States was 0 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest terrorist attacks by target recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 27 in 1984.
What is the lowest terrorist attacks by target recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1980.
How does United States rank for terrorist attacks by target?
United States ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2021.
Is terrorist attacks by target rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Terrorist attacks by target. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Terrorist attacks by target
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 6,402 data points, 1977–2020
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