1/15/2020

Global Terrorism

An interactive app to easily explore terrorism around the globe. The app utilizes the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) which is an open-source database including information on terrorist attacks around the world from 1970 through 2016 containing more than 170,000 records.

  • The database is maintained by researchers at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

  • More information on the database can be found here.

Global Terrorism

The app makes viewing the terrorism data much easier. It aggregates the data to be viewed on the world map by using plotly. The data can be further filtered by date, weapon type or attack type.

Global Terrorism

The first 100 rows of the data being explored.

## Warning: package 'kableExtra' was built under R version 3.6.2
Year Month Day Country Latitude Longitude AttackType TargetType Group WeaponType Killed Wounded Casualties
1970 7 2 Dominican Republic 18.45679 -69.951164 Assassination Private Citizens & Property MANO-D Unknown 1 0 1
1970 0 0 Mexico 19.43261 -99.133207 Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) Government (Diplomatic) 23rd of September Communist League Unknown 0 0 0
1970 1 0 Philippines 15.47860 120.599741 Assassination Journalists & Media Unknown Unknown 1 0 1
1970 1 0 Greece 37.98377 23.728157 Bombing/Explosion Government (Diplomatic) Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite NA NA NA
1970 1 0 Japan 33.58041 130.396361 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (Diplomatic) Unknown Incendiary NA NA NA
1970 1 1 United States 37.00511 -89.176269 Armed Assault Police Black Nationalists Firearms 0 0 0
1970 1 2 Uruguay -34.89115 -56.187214 Assassination Police Tupamaros (Uruguay) Firearms 0 0 0
1970 1 2 United States 37.80506 -122.273024 Bombing/Explosion Utilities Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 2 United States 43.07659 -89.412488 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military New Year’s Gang Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 3 United States 43.07295 -89.386694 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (General) New Year’s Gang Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 1 United States 43.46850 -89.744299 Bombing/Explosion Military Weather Underground, Weathermen Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 6 United States 39.74001 -104.992259 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 8 Italy 41.89052 12.494249 Hijacking Airports & Aircraft Unknown Firearms 0 0 0
1970 1 9 United States 42.33169 -83.047924 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (General) Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 9 United States 18.39971 -66.049987 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Business Armed Commandos of Liberation Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 10 East Germany (GDR) 52.51667 13.400000 Bombing/Explosion Government (General) Commune 1 Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite NA NA NA
1970 1 11 Ethiopia NA NA Unknown Military Eritrean Liberation Front Unknown 1 0 1
1970 1 12 United States 40.61007 -73.947971 Bombing/Explosion Educational Institution Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 12 United States 18.38000 -65.830948 Bombing/Explosion Business Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 13 United States 47.60356 -122.329439 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Business Black Nationalists Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 14 United States 40.11675 -88.239270 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Police Black Nationalists Incendiary 0 1 1
1970 1 15 Uruguay -34.89115 -56.187214 Armed Assault Educational Institution Tupamaros (Uruguay) Firearms 0 0 0
1970 1 19 United States 47.61059 -122.317228 Bombing/Explosion Educational Institution Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 19 United States 47.65534 -122.303520 Bombing/Explosion Military Student Radicals Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 19 United States 40.72807 -74.077825 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Violent Political Party White extremists Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 20 Guatemala 14.62442 -90.532880 Assassination Government (Diplomatic) Unknown Unknown 1 0 1
1970 1 21 Philippines 14.67730 121.044348 Bombing/Explosion Government (Diplomatic) Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 22 Venezuela 10.50296 -66.917253 Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) Business Armed Forces of National Liberation- Venezuela (FALN) Unknown 0 0 0
1970 1 22 United States 42.47031 -96.413949 Bombing/Explosion Private Citizens & Property Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 25 United States 33.60651 -88.650419 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Private Citizens & Property White extremists Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 25 United States 40.78306 -73.971249 Armed Assault Police Black Nationalists Firearms 0 2 2
1970 1 26 United States 33.60651 -88.650419 Bombing/Explosion Government (General) Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 26 United States 40.72822 -73.794852 Armed Assault Police Black Nationalists Firearms 0 0 0
1970 1 27 United States 41.24200 -82.615241 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (General) Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 28 East Germany (GDR) 52.51667 13.400000 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Police Unknown Incendiary NA NA NA
1970 1 28 United States 47.60356 -122.329439 Bombing/Explosion Religious Figures/Institutions White extremists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 30 United States 42.48000 -96.413046 Bombing/Explosion Unknown Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 30 United States 42.46634 -96.414050 Bombing/Explosion Business Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 1 30 United States 25.72085 -80.277857 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Student Radicals Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 1 31 Philippines 15.67505 120.331618 Unknown Military New People’s Army (NPA) Unknown 0 1 1
1970 1 31 United States 39.74878 -105.022136 Bombing/Explosion Police Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 1 United States 45.51179 -122.675629 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (General) Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 1 United States 37.00511 -89.176269 Armed Assault Police Black Nationalists Firearms 0 0 0
1970 2 2 United States 40.78306 -73.971249 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Business Unknown Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 3 United States 40.84478 -73.864827 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Business Unknown Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 3 United States 40.78306 -73.971249 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Business Unknown Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 4 United States 41.08420 -81.514059 Bombing/Explosion Private Citizens & Property Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 39.74001 -104.992259 Bombing/Explosion Transportation Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 47.60876 -122.329439 Bombing/Explosion Government (General) White extremists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 47.60356 -122.329439 Bombing/Explosion Religious Figures/Institutions White extremists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 18.46079 -66.264884 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (General) Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 18.39971 -66.049987 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Utilities Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 18.44196 -66.026316 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Business Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 6 United States 42.35050 -71.105399 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Student Radicals Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 7 United States 42.83835 -88.743224 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Educational Institution Student Radicals Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 8 United States 40.75121 -73.903649 Bombing/Explosion Business Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 8 United States 40.67818 -73.944158 Bombing/Explosion Business Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 9 United States 40.78306 -73.971249 Bombing/Explosion Business Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 9 United States 39.07859 -84.179414 Bombing/Explosion Private Citizens & Property Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 10 West Germany (FRG) 48.13913 11.580186 Armed Assault Airports & Aircraft Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Firearms 1 NA NA
1970 2 11 United States 42.26341 -83.665281 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Educational Institution Student Radicals Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 13 United States 37.86988 -122.270539 Bombing/Explosion Police Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 7 7
1970 2 13 West Germany (FRG) 48.13913 11.580186 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Private Citizens & Property Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) Incendiary 7 9 16
1970 2 13 United States 37.86988 -122.270539 Bombing/Explosion Police Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 7 7
1970 2 15 United States 40.78306 -73.971249 Bombing/Explosion Business Left-Wing Militants Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 15 United States 44.04483 -123.072606 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Student Radicals Incendiary 0 1 1
1970 2 16 United States 37.77712 -122.419644 Bombing/Explosion Police Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 1 0 1
1970 2 16 United States 37.86988 -122.270539 Bombing/Explosion Business Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 16 United States 37.86988 -122.270539 Bombing/Explosion Business Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 16 United States 37.77547 -122.403717 Armed Assault Police Left-Wing Militants Firearms 0 0 0
1970 2 17 United States 37.80506 -122.273024 Bombing/Explosion Business Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 17 United States 39.33483 -77.431653 Bombing/Explosion Utilities Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 17 United States 30.49392 -90.132512 Bombing/Explosion Educational Institution White extremists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 17 United States 47.65534 -122.303520 Bombing/Explosion Military Student Radicals Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 18 United States 41.50436 -81.690459 Bombing/Explosion Police Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 18 United States 38.10083 -122.254954 Bombing/Explosion Police Black Nationalists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 20 United States 41.76333 -72.674069 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Government (General) Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 20 United States 40.80703 -73.960349 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Educational Institution Student Radicals Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 20 United States 47.65534 -122.303520 Bombing/Explosion Educational Institution Student Radicals Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 21 West Germany (FRG) 50.11145 8.680615 Bombing/Explosion Airports & Aircraft Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Gen Cmd (PFLP-GC) Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 21 Switzerland 47.36865 8.539182 Bombing/Explosion Airports & Aircraft Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Gen Cmd (PFLP-GC) Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 47 0 47
1970 2 21 United States 40.73357 -74.002742 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Police Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 21 United States 40.67818 -73.944158 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 21 United States 40.78306 -73.971249 Bombing/Explosion Private Citizens & Property Weather Underground, Weathermen Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 21 United States 39.74001 -104.992259 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Private Citizens & Property Black Nationalists Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 22 United States 42.45523 -76.475847 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Educational Institution White extremists Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 22 United States 43.28705 -89.724361 Bombing/Explosion Utilities New Year’s Gang Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 23 United States 42.47031 -96.413949 Bombing/Explosion Utilities Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 23 United States 42.47031 -96.413949 Bombing/Explosion Utilities Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 23 United States 42.47031 -96.413949 Bombing/Explosion Utilities Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 23 United States 42.47031 -96.413949 Bombing/Explosion Utilities Strikers Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 23 United States 32.22223 -110.925752 Bombing/Explosion Military Left-Wing Militants Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 24 United States 39.74001 -104.992259 Bombing/Explosion Private Citizens & Property White extremists Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 24 United States 40.10195 -88.227161 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Student Radicals Incendiary 0 0 0
1970 2 27 United States 40.00758 -105.265942 Bombing/Explosion Educational Institution Student Radicals Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 2 28 Jordan 31.53252 35.100248 Armed Assault Tourists Unknown Firearms NA NA NA
1970 3 0 Philippines 14.59605 120.978666 Bombing/Explosion Government (Diplomatic) Unknown Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 3 1 Italy 41.89052 12.494249 Bombing/Explosion Airports & Aircraft Eritrean Liberation Front Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 3 1 United States 40.00758 -105.265942 Bombing/Explosion Military Student Radicals Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite 0 0 0
1970 3 1 United States 38.83345 -104.821814 Facility/Infrastructure Attack Military Left-Wing Militants Incendiary 0 0 0

Global Terrorism

To view the source code pertaining to the project please head to github.

Have fun using the app.

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