ABSTRACT
Region Incidents Injuries Fatalities
Africa 989 8,755 3,357 East and Central Asia 202 5,352 227 Eastern Europe 1,229 4,931 1,875 Latin America and the Caribbean 3,407 3,550 2,078 Middle East / Persian Gulf 7,360 26,776 10,983 North America 581 4,217 3,574 South Asia 3,555 17,965 6,282 South-East Asia and Oceania 735 3,685 1,248 Western Europe 53,01 5,603 1,447
Terrorist Incidents by Target, 1 January 1968 to 31 August 2005
Target Incidents Injuries Fatalities
Abortion Related 5 2 2 Airports and Airlines 805 2,377 2,258 Business 3,314 12,235 5,055 Diplomatic 2,634 8,325 1,252 Educational Institutions 435 1,351 487 Food or Water Supply 10 5 0 Government 3,481 7,751 3,651 Journalists and Media 497 235 188 Maritime 134 263 130 Military 802 4,437 1,479 Non-Governmental Organization 287 257 268 Other 1,501 2,293 1,592 Police 1,689 6,124 3,398 Private Citizens and Property 4,056 14,281 5,841 Religious Figures/Institutions 804 5,530 1,897 Telecommunication 125 73 42 Terrorists 222 518 407 Tourists 242 1,513 584 Transportation 924 12,002 2,017 Unknown 668 925 324 Utilities 727 337 199
TOTAL 23,362 80,834 31,071
Terrorist Incidents by Tactic, 1 January 1968 to 31 August 2005
Tactic Incidents Injuries Fatalities
Armed Attack 3,950 10,865 6,118 Arson 882 299 369 Assassination 2,193 955 2,774 Barricade/Hostage 203 2,201 896 Bombing 13,728 62,957 16,098 Hijacking 233 376 482 Kidnapping 1,702 114 796 Other 155 425 233 Unconventional Attack 55 2,440 3,004 Unknown 261 202 301 TOTAL 23,362 80,834 31,071
