ABSTRACT

Violent radicalization indicators are crucial in order to predict its development. However, indicators are often taken to mean individual signs of radicalization. The evolution of these signs must be understood in depth in order to train the actors operating as a protective belt. However, this chapter will look at another type of indicator: territorial indicators of risk or resilience. A draft quantitative territorial index will be drawn up to determine the radicalization risk. Finally, the possibility of creating software based on big data through artificial intelligence to feed the index will be discussed. The indicator proposed in the chapter considers several social factors that may increase the risk of terrorist attacks, such as exclusion areas, ideologies within communities, the presence of radicalization agents, previously radicalized individuals, community integration or the presence of hate speech. However, the approach will not only promote the notion of vulnerability, but also the idea of individual and community resilience properties that can be fostered through intervention.