The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents defines and categorizes terrorist attacks in order to help analysts, policymakers, and practitioners. The centre was founded in 1994 by paul wilkinson and bruce hoffman and created the rand st. The tweed data set can be downloaded in spss format via the tweed website. The rand st andrews database, also known as the rand st andrews chronology of terrorism was a database of international terrorist incidents which was developed by bruce hoffman whilst he was at the university of st. This major new handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies. The article presents a regional dataset on internal terrorism, terrorism in western europe. This database is now maintained by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism start. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti. Rand tracks worldwide terrorism attacks in new database. Rdwti user agreements prohibit reselling or redistributing rdwti data. The national database first included information on the perpetrators, victims, event, and group characteristics of crimes committed by members of the domestic farright, but has since been expanded to include information on crimes by the farleft, religious.
Select all from the drop down boxes from region to coordinated. We are still collecting data, after 2009, however it has not yet been added to the online database. Introducing extended data on terrorist groups edtg, 1970 to. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents is a compilation of data from 1972 through 2009. Find data terrorism infoguides at george mason university. Codebook unpublished document sent from rand to authors, march 2, 2010, p. The rand chronology of international terrorism for 1988. The mipt terrorism knowledge base tkb was an online portal containing information on terrorist incidents, leaders, groups, and related court cases. On march 31, 2008, support for development and dissemination of the worldwide terrorism incident database lapsed, causing the memorial institute for the prevention of terrorism to remove webbased search of that database from its website. Committee on understanding terrorists to deter terrorism.
The content of the handbook is based on the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more than 20 countries as well as the specific expertise and experience of the volume editor and the various contributors. Sep 26, 2018 the report and annex provide an overview of the global trends in terrorism. Unlike many other event databases, the gtd includes systematic data on domestic as well as transnational and international terrorist incidents. Terrorism is defined by the nature of the act, not by the identity of the perpetrators or the nature of the cause. It has been active in somalia far longer and has spread its operations to deal with terrorist or extremist threats in a wide range of conflicts in north and subsaharan in africa, south asia, and south east asia. Enter jan 1, 1968 as the start date and dec 31, 2010 as the end date. Database codes used by rand in compiling information on terrorist incidents are appended. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 currently updated through 2018. The randmipt terrorism incident database records domestic and international terrorist incidents from 1998 to 2008. Through the dock, you can also access the user guide for your device and send feedback to rand mcnally via tell rand. Users should select the download full gtd dataset option under actions. May 20, 2011 see rand corporation, rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents.
Introducing extended data on terrorist groups edtg, 1970. Jan 15, 2020 rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. The terrorism incident database defines and categorizes terrorist attacks in order to help analysts, policymakers, and practitioners understand general threat trends. This database was originally developed by rand, and was then maintained by the national counter terrorism center nctc. Subject to the restrictions contained in article 2 below, users are granted nonexclusive rights to use the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti, the product in a way that is consistent with u. This project is sponsored by the rand international security and defense policy center. Penn state users must register to download the data. The definition of terrorism used in the terrorism knowledge base is provided on the database website and reproduced here.
Andrews, and was later maintained by students at the university the database had its origins in the rand terrorism chronology database first developed by brian jenkins at rand in. The global terrorism database gtd rand merger contributes to this development by providing the most comprehensive open source collection of terrorist events ever collected. Unlike most extant group data sets, the extended data on terrorist groups edtg is not tied to terrorist groups and attacks listed in the rand terrorism data. At this time, the rdwtis terrorism incident coverage is current through varying dates by region as follows. The rand corporation recently released an update regarding its worldwide terrorism incident database. It purports to be a comprehensive database of international terrorist. Start study of terrorism and responses to terrorism. Terrorism is violence, or the threat of violence, calculated to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm. Jun 26, 2002 committee on science and technology for countering terrorism.
The download data button on the incident list page allows users to export an excel file containing the list of incidents, their dates, descriptions, and several other variables. National memorial institute for the prevention of terrorism. The uncertain trends in the wars on terrorism center for. Rand rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents.
Attributes of terrorist events iterate project quantifies data on the characteristics of transnational terrorist groups, their activities that carry international impact and the environment in which they operate. Terrorists and extremists database ted counter extremism. Andrews terrorism incident database which provides data for their studies. The original rand data sets on terrorism events data were established in 1972 and were known as the rand terrorism chronology. However, all use of the data must be attributed to the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. According to thomson reuters, who run worldcheck, its service is used by 4,500 institutions, including 49 of the worlds 50 largest banks, more than 300. In support of this work, rand has developed and maintained a database of terrorism incidents stretching back to 1968, which provides. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents format data archive or collection. With regards to victims, researchers, policy makers and legal definitions some definitions consider only attacks on noncombatants to constitute terrorism enders, sandler and gaibulloev, 2011, p. For 40 years, the rand corporation has been at the forefront of terrorism and counter terrorism studies. In this research, we report on the most comprehensive of these databases to date, formed by merging the global terrorism database maintained by the start center with the rand mipt database. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2016 with additional annual updates planned for the future. Rand staff conducted extensive research on candidate terrorist attacks, drawing on staff. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2015 with annual updates planned for the future.
The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti is a compilation of data from 1968 through 2009. The database is maintained by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism start at the university of maryland, college park in the united states. Additional chapters survey terrorist databases and provide a guide to available resources on terrorism in libraries and on the internet. Event data tweed, covering the period 1950 through 2004 for. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents empirical. It is based on over 30 years of research by rand analysts. The global terrorism database gtd is an opensource database including information on terrorist attacks around the world from 1970 through 2017.
External data repositories empirical studies of conflict. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti. An analysis of the database by the thinktank rand earlier this year showed that between 19702002 in the west, terrorism occurred in clusters likely a reflection of the relatively localised. The rand terrorism chronology database, also known as the rand st andrews chronology of terrorism is a database of international terrorist incidents that occurred between 1968 and 2009. It provides you with free software upgrades and access to map updates. Gtd includes thorough data on more than 80,000 terrorist incidents that have occurred around the world since 1970. Global terrorism database more than 180,000 terrorist attacks worldwide, 19702017. See rand corporation, rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents.
Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents a compilation of data from 1968 through 2009 social conflict in africa database scad includes protests, riots, strikes, intercommunal conflict, government violence against civilians, and other forms of social conflict not systematically tracked in other conflict datasets. Rand nsrd projects rand database of worldwide terrorism. Historically, the worlds oceans have not been a major locus of terrorist activity. The data files for starts global terrorism database gtd can now be downloaded directly from the gtds web site. Jun 29, 2016 worldcheck global terrorism database leaked online, reveals 2. Consideration is given to the emergence of modern terrorism, patterns in media coverage of terrorism, conceptual aspects of terrorism as communication, factors affecting media coverage of terrorism, and impact of massmediated terrorism on public opinion. We use a statistical method called semiparametric groupbased trajectory analysis to examine 73,961 attacks in 206 countries and territories from 1970 to 2006. This article introduces an extended data set of 760 terrorist groups that engaged in attacks during 1970 to 2016. It also includes the most comprehensive world directory of extremist, terrorist and other organizations associated with guerrilla warfare, political violence, protest and organized and cybercrime. Download the database the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti online search form provides tools to filter the collected list of terrorism incidents and graph the results. The chronology contains data on international terrorist incidents since 1968, derived from the open literature newspapers, journals, radio broadcasts, and the foreign press. If you do not check any options then your search will include all content from that category, for example, selecting algeria from the country list will restrict your search to incidents in algeria, while leaving it blank searches all countries. Indeed, according to the rand terrorism database, strikes on maritime targets and assets have constituted only two percent of all international incidents over the last 30 years.
Iterate license agreement duke community onlythese data are subject to and are licensed for current members of the duke community. Andrews, and was later maintained by students at the university. Aug 08, 2018 download the report the united states has now been at war in afghanistan for some seventeen years and been fighting another major war in iraq for fifteen years. Everyone is welcome to use our database, however all public use of these data must be attributed to the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. Browse by country university of maryland, college park. Data available to penn state faculty and students icpsr. The rand mcnally dock is an essential part of your rand mcnally gps device. Specialized resources terrorism research guides at. The national memorial institute for the prevention of terrorism in oklahoma city is a living memorial to the victims, survivors, family members and rescue workers affected by the april 19, 1995. Click the link below to download the installation file.
National consortium for the study of terrorism and response to terrorism start 2018, and rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents provide key variables that can be linked. It was active from september 2004 to march 2008 and is now defunct, but the group profiles that were included in the knowledge base are now hosted by the national consortium for the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism. The project was the result of a request to rand from the united states cabinet committee to combat terrorism, following the 1972 munich olympic massacre and terrorist attacks on lod airport, israel by the red army. The gtd rand data are likely to be particularly useful for assessing the impact of specific policies or events on the future risk of terrorist activity of a particular type. Problem set 1 100 points possible part a 1 download the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents a. Major archival data bases on terrorist incident reports percent distribution of incidents and fatalities by region. Unlike many other event databases, the gtd includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now. As of july 2017, the list extended through 2016, with an incomplete data of 1993 due to issues with that year. Economic development, poorly managed political conflict. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents data and. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents, rand corporation, accessed may 16.
Economic development, poorly managed political conflict and. Unlike many other event databases, the gtd includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes over 190,000 cases. Chicago project on security and terrorism cpost maintains a searchable database on all suicide attacks from 1982 on. The extremist crime database was created by joshua freilich and steven chermak to better understand extremist crime in the united states. Centre for the study of terrorism and political violence. If using the data in your research, you must attribute to rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. National consortium for the study of terrorism and response to terrorism start 2018, and rand. The global terrorism database gtd is a database of incidents of terrorism from 1970 onward.
Specialized resources terrorism research guides at naval. Indeed, in figures compiled for the rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents, 5 of the 123 documented acts of international maritime terrorism committed between the beginning of 1968 and the end of 2000, just 28 23% occurred after 1985, and of the 115 fatalities in that same time frame, only 47 happened after 1985 with 17 of those. Fogg jeffrey scott university of maryland april 27, 2006 this project was supported by grant no. Date region country perpetrator group weapon type attack type target type. It was developed by bruce hoffman whilst he was at the university of st.
Global terrorism database terrorist events around the world, date, location, weapons used, nature of target, number of casualties, identity of perpetrator, etc. To download realtime and historical data for a specific region, country, or location, select the relevant areas from those categories and leave all other categories as they are. The three most important event data setsinternational terrorism. See medalia, weapon delivery, in medalia, nuclear terrorism for a discussion of the ways a terrorist nuclear weapon could be imported into the united states. Users can now download these data via the contact gtd portion of the gtd web site. Rdwti rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents. Crossnational patterns of terrorism the british journal of. The rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rdwti is a. Abstracts database national criminal justice reference service. Rand database of worldwide terrorism incidents rand corporation. If, however, you want to use the rdwti in your own statistical software, you can do so by downloading the database in its entirety using the link below. Building and analyzing a comprehensive open source data. Rand is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest.
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