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Global Terrorism Database Analysis

Global Terrorism Database (GTD) analysis is the quantitative study of terrorism using the open-source incident database maintained by the START center at the University of Maryland and introduced by LaFree and Dugan (2007). The GTD codes tens of thousands of terrorist attacks since 1970 against explicit inclusion criteria, recording each incident's date, location, perpetrator, target, tactic, and human and material consequences. Analysts use it to map trends, profile groups and tactics, and model the causes and effects of terrorism.

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Global Terrorism Database (GTD) Analysis of Terrorist Incidents

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LaFree, G., & Dugan, L. (2007). Introducing the Global Terrorism Database. Terrorism and Political Violence, 19(2), 181–204. · DOI 10.1080/09546550701246817

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