Terrorist attacks by target in United States
United States: Terrorist attacks by target was 0 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Terrorist attacks by target in United States, 1970–2021
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +1250.0% | 2 | 27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 2 Afghanistan 0
- 2 Albania 0
- 2 Algeria 0
- 2 Andorra 0
- 2 Angola 0
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 2 Argentina 0 compare
- 2 Armenia 0
- 2 Australia 0
- 2 Austria 0
- 2 Azerbaijan 0
- 2 Bahamas 0
- 2 Bahrain 0
- 2 Bangladesh 0
- 2 Barbados 0
- 2 Belarus 0
- 2 Belgium 0
- 2 Belize 0
- 2 Benin 0
- 2 Bhutan 0
- 2 Bolivia 0
- 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 2 Botswana 0
- 2 Brazil 0
- 2 Brunei 0
- 2 Bulgaria 0
- 2 Burkina Faso 0
- 2 Burundi 0
- 2 Cambodia 0
- 2 Cameroon 0
- 2 Canada 0 compare
- 2 Central African Republic 0
- 2 Chad 0
- 2 Chile 0
- 2 China 0
- 2 Colombia 0
- 2 Comoros 0
- 2 Costa Rica 0
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 2 Croatia 0
- 2 Cuba 0
- 2 Cyprus 0
- 2 Czechia 0
- 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 2 Denmark 0
- 2 Djibouti 0
- 2 Dominica 0
- 2 Dominican Republic 0
- 2 East Timor 0
- 2 Ecuador 0
- 2 Egypt 0
- 2 El Salvador 0
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 2 Eritrea 0
- 2 Estonia 0
- 2 Eswatini 0
- 2 Ethiopia 0
- 2 Falkland Islands 0
- 2 Fiji 0
- 2 Finland 0
- 2 France 0
- 2 French Guiana 0
- 2 French Polynesia 0
- 2 Gabon 0
- 2 Gambia 0
- 2 Georgia 0
- 2 Germany 0
- 2 Ghana 0
- 2 Greece 0
- 2 Grenada 0
- 2 Guadeloupe 0
- 2 Guatemala 0
- 2 Guinea 0
- 2 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 2 Guyana 0
- 2 Haiti 0
- 2 Honduras 0
- 2 Hong Kong 0
- 2 Hungary 0
- 2 Iceland 0
- 2 India 0
- 2 Indonesia 0
- 2 Iran 0
- 2 Iraq 0
- 2 Ireland 0
- 2 Israel 0
- 2 Italy 0
- 2 Jamaica 0
- 2 Japan 0
- 2 Jordan 0
- 2 Kazakhstan 0
- 2 Kenya 0
- 2 Kuwait 0
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 2 Laos 0
- 2 Latvia 0
- 2 Lebanon 0
- 2 Lesotho 0
- 2 Liberia 0
- 2 Libya 0
- 2 Lithuania 0
- 2 Luxembourg 0
- 2 Macao 0
- 2 Madagascar 0
- 2 Malawi 0
- 2 Malaysia 0
- 2 Maldives 0
- 2 Mali 0
- 2 Malta 0
- 2 Martinique 0
- 2 Mauritania 0
- 2 Mauritius 0
- 2 Mexico 0
- 2 Moldova 0
- 2 Montenegro 0
- 2 Morocco 0
- 2 Mozambique 0
- 2 Myanmar 0
- 2 Namibia 0
- 2 Nepal 0
- 2 Netherlands 0
- 2 New Caledonia 0
- 2 New Zealand 0
- 2 Nicaragua 0
- 2 Niger 0
- 2 Nigeria 0
- 2 North Korea 0
- 2 Norway 0
- 2 Pakistan 0
- 2 Panama 0
- 2 Papua New Guinea 0
- 2 Paraguay 0
- 2 Peru 0
- 2 Philippines 0
- 2 Poland 0
- 2 Portugal 0
- 2 Qatar 0
- 2 Romania 0
- 2 Russia 0
- 2 Rwanda 0
- 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 2 Saint Lucia 0
- 2 Saudi Arabia 0
- 2 Senegal 0
- 2 Serbia 0
- 2 Seychelles 0
- 2 Sierra Leone 0
- 2 Singapore 0
- 2 Slovakia 0
- 2 Slovenia 0
- 2 Solomon Islands 0
- 2 Somalia 0
- 2 South Africa 0
- 2 South Korea 0
- 2 South Sudan 0
- 2 Spain 0
- 2 Sri Lanka 0
- 2 Sudan 0
- 2 Suriname 0
- 2 Sweden 0
- 2 Switzerland 0
- 2 Syria 0
- 2 Taiwan 0
- 2 Tajikistan 0
- 2 Tanzania 0
- 2 Thailand 0
- 2 Togo 0
- 2 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 2 Tunisia 0
- 2 Turkey 0
- 2 Turkmenistan 0
- 2 USSR 0
- 2 Uganda 0
- 2 Ukraine 0
- 2 United Arab Emirates 0
- 2 United Kingdom 0 compare
- 2 Uruguay 0
- 2 Uzbekistan 0
- 2 Vanuatu 0
- 2 Vatican 0
- 2 Venezuela 0
- 2 Vietnam 0
- 2 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 2 Western Sahara 0
- 2 Yemen 0
- 2 Zambia 0
- 2 Zimbabwe 0
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
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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