Attack types used terrorist attacks worldwide 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 10, 2025

The shooting was the most typical type of terrorist attack in 2023. That year, shootings were used in more than 40 percent of terrorist attacks. With 27 percent of all attacks, bombs and explosives (both used in assaults and mines) were the second most common act of terrorism that year.

Distribution of attack types used in acts of terrorism worldwide in 2023

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2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

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The source does not give information on why the total does not equal 100 percent. 

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