This statistic shows the number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by weapon type. The most common weapon used in terrorist attacks in the United States were explosives/bombs/dynamite. From 1970 to 2018, there were 1,444 attacks in which explosives/bombs/dynamite were used as the weapon.
Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by weapon type
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (January 14, 2020). Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by weapon type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591166/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 weapon type." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591166/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2020). Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by weapon type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591166/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 Weapon Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591166/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 weapon type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591166/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by weapon type [Graph], National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, January 14, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591166/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
