Terrorism - primary attack types used in 2011

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 6, 2012
The statistic shows the primary terrorism attack types in 2011. In 2011, 279 terrorists comitted suicide during an attack.

Primary attack types used in acts of terrorism worldwide in 2011

CharacteristicNumber of attacks
Armed Attack 4,290
Bombing 4,150
Kidnapping 978
Unknown 638
Arson/
Firebombing		 614
Assault 345
Suicide 279
Other Types 125
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of attacks4,2904,2904,1504,150978978638638614614345345279279125125Armed AttackBombingKidnappingUnknownArson/FirebombingAssaultSuicideOther Types
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Release date

June 2012

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2011

Supplementary notes

Number of terrorism attacks in total: 11,283.
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).

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