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Civilians and noncombatants are ‘hard targets’ that are easier to attack than conventional state security forces.

Critical thinking in liberal democracies constitutes a permissive environment for spreading fear among the population.

Oppressive regimes are more likely to overreact against terrorists and force the people to turn against the government.

State security forces are ill equipped to mitigate the psychological effects of terrorism, making it a useful tool for weaker parties.

In 2003, analysis of the statistics raised concerns that political interests had manipulated the data to hide counterterrorism successes.

In 2004, the National Counter Terrorism Center took over production of the statistics using a new method for collection and analysis.

Prior to 2004, the US State Department conducted the analysis based on data collected by the Department of Homeland Security.

Statistics before and after 2004 are reported by different agencies, but the differences still allow them to be compared.

South Asia saw the largest number of incidents between 2005 and 2009.

The number of terrorism incidents has significantly increased.

The number of victims per terrorist attack has significantly decreased.

The ratio of deaths to attacks has been the highest in Africa.

An event may be termed “terrorism” based on a number of variables only dependent on the event itself.

Incidents carried out by individuals or small groups are less likely to be referred to as “terrorism”.

Incidents carried out by large organizations are more likely to be referred to as “terrorism”.

Terrorist organizations prefer to represent themselves as reflecting the will of a large constituency.

The incidents are deadly

The motives are political

The perpetrators are non-stat actors

The targets are civilian non-combatants

Acts of political violence by groups or individuals who deliberately target civilians or noncombatants in order to influence the behavior and actions of targeted publics and governments.

Political violence or the threat of violence by groups or individuals who deliberately target civilians or noncombatants in order to influence the behavior and actions of targeted publics and governments.

Political violence or the threat of violence by groups or individuals who deliberately target civilians or noncombatants in order to influence the behavior and actions of targeted publics.

Political violence or the threat of violence by terrorist organizations who deliberately target civilians or noncombatants in order to influence the behavior and actions of targeted publics and governments.

The ALF

The AUC

The FARC

The PLO

18th century revolutionaries

19th century anarchists

Post-WWI left-wing radicals

Post-WWII right-wing radicals

1919

1968

1995

2001

15 years

25 years

35 years

45 years