Around the world Terrorism tends to have significant impacts on human rights with devastating consequences. Terrorism can undermine or weaken Governments, jeopardize national security, peace and both social and economic development. The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) defines terrorism as “The threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation.”. Terrorism can take many forms and have multiple reasons leading up to the attack(s) spurning from a political or ideological goal at the expense of the general population.
In this project, we will rely on the Global Terrorism Database as a key source in order to create interative visualizations using R’s Shiny or Shiny Dashboard on incidents and fatalities from terrorism across the world. As per the requirements in preparing this project, the data is of open source made available for researchers. The GTD is well-respected and highly-regarded as a comprehensive data source on global terrorism.
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| 197000000001 | 1970 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 58 | Dominican Republic | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Santo Domingo | 18.45679 | -69.95116 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | NA | NA | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 68 | Named Civilian | Julio Guzman | 58 | Dominican Republic | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | MANO-D | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197000000002 | 1970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | Mexico | 1 | North America | Federal | Mexico city | 19.37189 | -99.08662 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | NA | NA | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 45 | Diplomatic Personnel (outside of embassy, consulate) | Belgian Ambassador Daughter | Nadine Chaval, daughter | 21 | Belgium | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23rd of September Communist League | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | Mexico | 1 | 800000 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001000001 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Tarlac | Unknown | 15.47860 | 120.59974 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | NA | NA | 10 | Journalists & Media | 54 | Radio Journalist/Staff/Facility | Voice of America | Employee | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001000002 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | Greece | 8 | Western Europe | Attica | Athens | 37.99749 | 23.76273 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | U.S. Embassy | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Explosive | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001000003 | 1970 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 101 | Japan | 4 | East Asia | Fukouka | Fukouka | 33.58041 | 130.39636 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | U.S. Consulate | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Incendiary | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001010002 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Cairo | 37.00511 | -89.17627 | 1 | 0 | 1/1/1970: Unknown African American assailants fired several bullets at police headquarters in Cairo, Illinois, United States. There were no casualties, however, one bullet narrowly missed several police officers. This attack took place during heightened racial tensions, including a Black boycott of White-owned businesses, in Cairo Illinois. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | NA | NA | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Cairo Police Department | Cairo Police Headquarters | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Black Nationalists | NA | NA | To protest the Cairo Illinois Police Deparment | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Several gunshots were fired. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The Cairo Chief of Police, William Petersen, resigned as a result of the attack. | “Police Chief Quits,” Washington Post, January 2, 1970. | “Cairo Police Chief Quits; Decries Local ‘Militants’,” Afro-American, January 10, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001020001 | 1970 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.89115 | -56.18721 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | NA | NA | 3 | Police | 25 | Police Security Forces/Officers | Uruguayan Police | Juan Maria de Lucah/Chief of Directorate of info. and intell. | 218 | Uruguay | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Automatic firearm | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001020002 | 1970 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | California | Oakland | 37.79193 | -122.22591 | 1 | 0 | Edes Substation | 1/2/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated explosives at the Pacific Gas & Electric Company Edes substation in Oakland, California, United States. Three transformers were damaged costing an estimated $20,000 to $25,000. There were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 21 | Utilities | 107 | Electricity | Pacific Gas & Electric Company | Edes Substation | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 22500 | Three transformers were damaged. | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Damages were estimated to be between $20,000-$25,000. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001020003 | 1970 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Madison | 43.07659 | -89.41249 | 1 | 0 | 1/2/1970: Karl Armstrong, a member of the New Years Gang, threw a firebomb at R.O.T.C. offices located within the Old Red Gym at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. There were no casualties but the fire caused around $60,000 in damages to the building. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | R.O.T.C. offices at University of Wisconsin, Madison | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | New Year’s Gang | NA | NA | To protest the War in Vietnam and the draft | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letter | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Firebomb consisting of gasoline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 60000 | Basketball courts, weight room, swimming pool, gymnastic equipment, and lockers were destroyed. | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The New Years Gang issue a communiqué to a local paper claiming that they perpetrated this attack. The New Years Gang previously attempted to firebomb the R.O.T.C. building a week earlier. As a result of the attack, police increased their presence in Madison. Karl Armstrong’s girlfriend, Lynn Schultz, drove him to and from the Old Red Gym. The next day Armstrong would attempt to set a fire in the Selective Service offices in Madison. (197001030001) Karl Armstrong would be captured after participating in the deadly bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin on August 24, 1970. (197008240001) | Tom Bates, “Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath,” HarperCollinsPublishing, 1992. | David Newman, Sandra Sutherland, and Jon Stewart, “The Madison Bomb Story: The Death the FBI Saw, Heard and Won’t Talk About,” Mother Jones, February-March, 1979. | The Wisconsin Cartographers’ Guild, “Wisconsin’s Past and Present: A Historical Atlas,” The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001030001 | 1970 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Madison | 43.07295 | -89.38669 | 1 | 0 | 1/3/1970: Karl Armstrong, a member of the New Years Gang, broke into the University of Wisconsin’s Primate Lab and set a fire on the first floor of the building. Armstrong intended to set fire to the Madison, Wisconsin, United States, Selective Service Headquarters across the street but mistakenly confused the building with the Primate Lab. The fire caused slight damages and was extinguished almost immediately. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | Selective Service | Selective Service Headquarters in Madison Wisconsin | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | New Year’s Gang | NA | NA | To protest the War in Vietnam and the draft | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 20 | Gasoline or Alcohol | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Poured gasoline on the floor and lit it with a match | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | Slight damage | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Karl Armstrong’s girlfriend, Lynn Schultz, drove him to and from the Primate Lab. A day earlier Armstrong would firebomb the R.O.T.C. offices at the University of Wisconsin. (197001020003) Karl Armstrong would be captured after participating in the deadly bombing of Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin on August 24, 1970. (197008240001) | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Tom Bates, “Rads: The 1970 Bombing of the Army Math Research Center at the University of Wisconsin and Its Aftermath,” HarperCollinsPublishing, 1992. | David Newman, Sandra Sutherland, and Jon Stewart, “The Madison Bomb Story: The Death the FBI Saw, Heard and Won’t Talk About,” Mother Jones, February-March, 1979. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001050001 | 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Wisconsin | Baraboo | 43.46850 | -89.74430 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 4 | Military | 27 | Military Barracks/Base/Headquarters/Checkpost | Badger Army ammo depot. | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Weather Underground, Weathermen | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Explosive | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001060001 | 1970 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Colorado | Denver | 39.75897 | -104.87631 | 1 | 0 | 1/6/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into an Army Recruiting Station in Denver, Colorado, United States. There were no casualties but damages to the station were estimated at $305. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | Army Recruiting Station | Army Recruiting Station, Denver Colorado | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Left-Wing Militants | NA | NA | Protest the draft and Vietnam War | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Molotov cocktail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 305 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001080001 | 1970 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 98 | Italy | 8 | Western Europe | Lazio | Rome | 41.89096 | 12.49007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -9 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Hijacking | NA | NA | 6 | Airports & Aircraft | 42 | Aircraft (not at an airport) | Trans World Airline | Flight 802 Boeing 707 | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | Firearms | 4 | Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic) | 5 | Firearms | 3 | Handgun | NA | NA | NA | NA | Rifle - carbine; Pistols | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | Beirut | Beirut | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | NA | Hijacking DB | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001090001 | 1970 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Michigan | Detroit | 42.33169 | -83.04792 | 1 | 0 | 1/9/1970: Unknown perpetrators set off a firebomb at the Packard Properties building in Detroit, Michigan, United States. The facility housed federal employees. The building was damaged but there were no casualties. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 2 | Government (General) | 21 | Government Building/Facility/Office | U.S. Government housing | Packard Properties building of Detroit Michigan | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Left-Wing Militants | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | Building was damaged | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001090002 | 1970 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Rio Piedras | 18.38693 | -66.06113 | 1 | 0 | Caparra Shopping Center | 1/9/1970: The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed credit for setting a fire at the Baker’s Store in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. There were no casualties but the store was destroyed at a cost of $2,000,000. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | American owned business in Puerto Rico | Baker’s Store | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Armed Commandos of Liberation | NA | NA | To protest United States owned businesses in Puerto Rico | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 1 | 10 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Fire set in back of store | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Major (likely >= $1 million but < $1 billion) | 2000000 | Store destroyed | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The fire began at 8:30 PM. The Armed Commandos of Liberation claimed the incident but authorities did not discover any evidence proving that the fire was set intentionally. | Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, “Terroristic Activity: The Cuban Connection in Puerto Rico; Castro’s Hand in Puerto Rican and U.S. Terrorism,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | “No Evidence Of Arson Found In Barkers Fire,” The Virgin Islands Daily News, January 13, 1970. | “Toward People’s War for Independence and Socialism in Puerto Rico: In Defense of Armed Struggle,” Documents and Communiqués from the Revolutionary Public Independence Movement and the Armed Clandestine Movement, January 1987. | Hewitt Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001100001 | 1970 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 499 | East Germany (GDR) | 9 | Eastern Europe | Berlin | Berlin | 52.50153 | 13.40185 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 2 | Government (General) | NA | Jurists Ball (Palais au Frankturm) | 75 | Germany | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Commune 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Explosive | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | Damages: none, attempted to detonate device and were unsuccessful (Jurists Ball) | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001110001 | 1970 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 65 | Ethiopia | 11 | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown | NA | NA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Insurgency/Guerilla Action | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Unknown | NA | NA | 4 | Military | 34 | Military Personnel (soldiers, troops, officers, forces) | U.S. Army | Soldier | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Eritrean Liberation Front | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001120001 | 1970 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New York | New York City | 40.69713 | -73.93135 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn | 1/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw a pipe bomb into the vacant dean’s office of James Madison High School in Brooklyn, New York, United States. There were no casualties but the explosion caused minor damages. Earlier in the day anti-war and pro-Black Panther statements were discovered painted outside the walls of the school. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | High School | James Madison High School | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Black Nationalists | NA | NA | Suspected motives were to protest the Vietnam War and/or show support for the Black Panther Party and/or show support for the Young Lords. | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 31 | Pipe Bomb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Crudely made pipe bomb. Five inches long and a half inch thick filled with gunpowder that was connected to a fuse. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | Damaged a blackboard and shattered a pane of glass. | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | One half hour after the bomb explosion, an anonymous caller warned of a bomb that was going to detonated in the locker room, however this device was never found. The inscriptions on the wall of the building were “Panthers 21,” “Support Young Lords,” and “Americong.” There was no history of racial violence at James Madison High School. | “Blast Damages Flatbush School,” New York Times, January 13, 1970. | Linda Greenhouse, “Madison School Puzzled By Bomb,” New York Times, January 18, 1970. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001120002 | 1970 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Puerto Rico | Rio Grande | 18.38000 | -65.83095 | 1 | 0 | 1/12/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb at a General Electric factory in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico during a strike. There were no casualties and it is unknown if the factory sustained any damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 1 | Business | 4 | Multinational Corporation | General Electric | General Electric factory in Rio Grande Puerto Rico | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Strikers | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Bomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 4 | Unknown | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate, “Terroristic Activity: The Cuban Connection in Puerto Rico; Castro’s Hand in Puerto Rican and U.S. Terrorism,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | “Toward People’s War for Independence and Socialism in Puerto Rico: In Defense of Armed Struggle,” Documents and Communiqués from the Revolutionary Public Independence Movement and the Armed Clandestine Movement, January 1987. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001130001 | 1970 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.61079 | -122.33131 | 1 | 0 | 1/13/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed Fuson’s Department Store in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the store sustained an estimated $17,000 in damages. Less than a week earlier, the store owner shot and killed an African American male attempting to rob the store. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Fuson’s Department Store | Fuson’s Department Store, Seattle Washington | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Black Nationalists | NA | NA | Retaliation for the store owner who shot and killed an African American attempting to commit a robbery at his store. | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Firebomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 17000 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The store was a White owned business operating in a predominantly African American neighborhood. Before the firebombing, the Fuson’s received many threats against their store. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001140001 | 1970 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Illinois | Champaign | 40.11675 | -88.23927 | 1 | 0 | Champaign Police Department | 1/14/1970: Suspected Black militants threw two firebombs into the Champaign Police Department in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The building was damaged and one police officer was severely burned. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 3 | Police | 22 | Police Building (headquarters, station, school) | Police Department | Champaign Police Department | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Black Nationalists | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 19 | Molotov Cocktail/Petrol Bomb | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Firebomb thrown through window | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Peter F. Nardulli and Jeffrey M. Stonecash, “Politics, Professionalism, and Urban Services,” Oelgeschlager, Gunn & Hain, Publishers, Inc. 1981. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001150001 | 1970 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 218 | Uruguay | 3 | South America | Montevideo | Montevideo | -34.89115 | -56.18721 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Armed Assault | NA | NA | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Secondary School, Chemistry Lab | 218 | Uruguay | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Tupamaros (Uruguay) | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | Firearms | 2 | Automatic or Semi-Automatic Rifle | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Automatic firearms | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2500 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001190002 | 1970 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.61079 | -122.33131 | 1 | 0 | Seattle University | 1/17/1970: Three African Americans were suspected of detonating a bomb on the Seattle University campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. There were no casualties but the Liberal Arts and Garrand buildings sustained $2,200 in damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 8 | Educational Institution | 49 | School/University/Educational Building | Seattle University | Liberal Arts and Garrand buildings, Seattle University | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Black Nationalists | NA | NA | The incident took place during disturbances between the Black Student Union and the university. | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | 3 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 2200 | Windows were shattered at the Liberal Arts and Garrand Buildings. | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Witnesses observed three African American males running from the scene. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Seattle University, “1965-1975: Troubled Times,” <www.seattleu.eduhistorysection6.html> | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001190003 | 1970 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Washington | Seattle | 47.61079 | -122.33131 | 1 | 0 | 1/17/1970: Silas and Judith Bissell placed an explosive device in the vicinity of the Air Force R.O.T.C. at the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. The device was discovered and subsequently disarmed. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 4 | Military | 28 | Military Recruiting Station/Academy | R.O.T.C. | Air Force R.O.T.C. at the University of Washington | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Student Radicals | NA | NA | The incident took place during heightened antiwar sentiments in Seattle Washington. | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 16 | Unknown Explosive Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Judith and Silas Bissell were both members of Students for a Democratic Society. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | Christopher Hewitt, “Political Violence and Terrorism in Modern America: A Chronology,” Praeger Security International, 2005. | Earl Caldwell, “Fear Grows In Seattle As Police Urge F.B.I. Help On Bombings,” New York Times, April 26, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001190004 | 1970 | 1 | 19 | January 19-20, 1970 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | New Jersey | Jersey City | 40.71789 | -74.06747 | 1 | 0 | Front of building | 1/19/1970: Unknown perpetrators ignited a fire at the Black Panther Party headquarters in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Two hours later shots were fired at the building. There were no casualties but the building sustained minor damages. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | 2 | Armed Assault | NA | 22 | Violent Political Party | 110 | Party Office/Facility | Black Panther Party | Headquarters | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | White extremists | NA | NA | Intimidate the Black Panther Party. | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | 5 | Firearms | 5 | Unknown Gun Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | Gasoline was placed on the steps of the building and set on fire. Between 10-30 shots were fired. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | The fire caused minor damages to the door and the front of the building. The created caused holes in the door and the cardboard that was covering the windows. | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The building might have been shot at a second time after the Panthers evacuated the building. The arson took place just before midnight on January 19th and the shooting took place after 1 A.M. on January 20th. | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | “Black Panthers Say Office Was Bombed,” New York Times, January 20, 1970. | “30 Shots Fired Into Office of Panthers in Jersey City,” Washington Post, January 21, 1971. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001200001 | 1970 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 83 | Guatemala | 2 | Central America & Caribbean | Guatemala | Guatemala City | 14.62287 | -90.52907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Assassination | NA | NA | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | British consulate | Bodyguard, British Consul | 216 | Great Britain | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001210001 | 1970 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 160 | Philippines | 5 | Southeast Asia | Metropolitan Manila | Quezon City | 14.67428 | 121.05750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 7 | Government (Diplomatic) | 46 | Embassy/Consulate | JUSMAG HQ | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Unknown | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 15 | Vehicle | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Explosive | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | 5000 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | PGIS | -9 | -9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001220001 | 1970 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 222 | Venezuela | 3 | South America | Caracas | Caracas | 10.48283 | -66.96213 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | NA | NA | 1 | Business | 7 | Retail/Grocery/Bakery | Father owned chain of dept stores | Leon Jacobo Taurel, son | 222 | Venezuela | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Armed Forces of National Liberation- Venezuela (FALN) | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | 3 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | Unknown | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | NA | Venezuela | 1 | 110000 | NA | 110000 | NA | 2 | Hostage(s) released by perpetrators | 1 | PGIS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001220002 | 1970 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Nebraska | South Sioux City | 42.47031 | -96.41395 | 1 | 0 | 1/22/1970: Unknown perpetrators detonated an explosive device near a private home in South Sioux City, Nebraska, United States. There were no casualties, however, a sizable hole was left in the house and windows were broken. This attack was one of many instances of violence in South Sioux City during the Iowa Beef Packers strike. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Bombing/Explosion | NA | NA | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 76 | House/Apartment/Residence | Private residence | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Strikers | NA | NA | The attack occurred during the violent Iowa Beef Packers strike in South Sioux City. | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | Explosives | 28 | Dynamite/TNT | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Dynamite thrown at foundation of home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | Sizable hole in the house and broken windows | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | This attack might be linked with other episodes of strike violence in South City Nebraska (197001300001, 197001300002, 197002230001, 197002230002, 197002230003, 197002230004) | Committee on Government Operations United States Senate, “Riots, Civil, and Criminal Disorders,” U.S. Government Printing Office, August 6, 1970. | “Beef Plant Workers in Nebraska Await Call to Work After Violent Strike Ends,” New York Times, April 12, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 197001250001 | 1970 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 217 | United States | 1 | North America | Mississippi | West Point | 33.60651 | -88.65042 | 1 | 0 | 1/25/1970: Unknown perpetrators burnt down a building that was a meeting spot for African Americans in West Point, Mississippi, United States. There were no injuries or fatalities. The attack occurred amidst widespread disapproval of school desegregation by the White population of West Point. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Other Crime Type | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | NA | NA | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | 71 | Race/Ethnicity Identified | Building | Building used as a meeting place for African Americans. | 217 | United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | White extremists | NA | NA | The motive of the attack was to prevent the African American community of West Point Mississippi from organizing. | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | -99 | -99 | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | Incendiary | 18 | Arson/Fire | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Minor (likely < $1 million) | NA | Building burnt down | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Police, at the time suspected, that this attack was linked to dissatisfaction over integration of the schools in West Point, Mississippi but could not conclusively rule out that this incident was criminally motivated. | “Miss. City Is Desegregation Trouble Spot,” Chicago Daily Defender, January 29, 1970. | Hewitt Project | -9 | -9 | 0 | -9 |
GTD documents more than 190,000 international and domestic terrorist attacks that occurred worldwide since 1970. Specifically in this dataset there are 181961 observations with 135 variables concerning type of incident, target, reasons for the attack, weapons used and the like from 1970 to 2018 amoung 205 different countries.
The attacks in the GTD are attributed to more than 2,000 named perpetrator organizations and more than 700 additional generic groupings.
The authors of the GTD acknowledged that between 1970s and 1980s, events were under-accounted so caution would be noted when inferring results as there are a lot of data missing during those decades.
The aim of this project is to provide interative displays of the terrorist acts that occurred over time. Analysis will be done to get a better understanding of the data in order to bring these visualizations to life. With the use of these graphics, the user will be able to easier identify the patterns and trends of the data. Listed are some of the areas that may be covered:
Map displaying countries where incidents occurred using coordinates.
Incidents that happened by country and/or year
Types of attacks or type of victims targeted
Weapons used to carry out attacks
Casualties
Possibly as the project progresses, more graphic representations of the data may develop.
With respect to counter-terrorism:
Individuals or groups may use terrorism because they do not like the current organisation of a society and believes that it needs to change with the use of violence as there is no other choice. Due to the significant resources available to counter terrorism, it is important to analyse and aggregate the data available to better understand the various attributes.
The database was derived from Kaggle.com.
A cookbook or data dictionary is also available to provide further details on the variable names within the dataset. The cookbook can be accessed via: https://start.umd.edu/gtd/downloads/Codebook.pdf.
The GTD website will also help in obtaining additional information that may not be found directly in the dataset.
Other sources may include the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) which is a comprehensive study analysing the impact of terrorism for 163 countries and which covers 99.7% of the world’s population. The GTI is also based on the Global Terrorism Database.