This statistic shows the number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type. The most common form of terrorist attack in the United States was a bombing/explosion type attack. There were 1,414 such incidents in the United States between 1970 and 2018.
Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (January 28, 2018). Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591127/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type." Chart. January 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591127/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2018). Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591127/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of Terrorist Attacks in The United States from 1970 to 2018, by Attack Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591127/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591127/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by attack type [Graph], National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, January 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591127/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
