Data field · Event

Hostage count

The reported number of people held hostage or kidnapped in an event.

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National Consortium for the Study of …

Global Terrorism Database (GTD) 1970–2020

Event-level downloadable data file covering more than 200,000 domestic and transnational terrorist incidents worldwide from 1970 through 2020, with no incident file for 1993. The latest page citation is the 2022 release. Raw data are obtained after a brief active download form. Ordinary terms permit non-commercial research and analysis; commercial use requires an additional agreement. Collection stopped after partial 2021 work for lack of funding, so there is no promised current release cadence. START may correct records when new documentation appears and has no obligation to update.

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Terrorism occurrence patterns

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