Global Terrorism Analysis (1970-2020)

This project aims to analyze and visualize global terrorism hot zones to aid in understanding patterns and trends in terrorism worldwide.

World Map

This interactive map shows the global distribution of terrorist activities. Countries are colored by the selected metric (killed, wounded, or events), with darker shades showing higher values. Hover over countries to see details and use the dropdown to switch metrics.

Country Time Series

This line chart shows the temporal trends of terrorist activities for the selected country. You can switch between different metrics (attacks, killed, wounded) using the selector below. Click on a country in the world map to see its detailed time series data. The chart helps identify patterns and changes in terrorist activities over time for specific countries.

Explore More Insights

If you want to explore more detailed insights about global terrorism, please choose from the visualizations below.
Each option provides a unique perspective on different aspects of terrorist activities:

  • Region-wise Kills and Wounds: Compare casualty statistics across different regions using an interactive bar chart. You can sort by different metrics to identify the most affected areas.
  • Nationality Target Distribution: Visualize which nationalities are most frequently targeted through an interactive bubble chart, where size represents the frequency of targeting.
  • Top Terrorist Groups: Examine the distribution of attacks among different terrorist organizations, with an adjustable view of the top groups.
  • Attack and Target Types: Analyze the methods used in attacks and the types of targets chosen, helping understand patterns in terrorist tactics.

Region-wise Kills and Wounded

This chart displays the number of casualties (killed and wounded) for each region. Each bar represents a region, with the height of the bar indicating the total number of casualties. Hover over each bar to see detailed statistics for that region, including the number of killed and wounded individuals.

Nationality Target

This bubble chart visualizes the distribution of targeted nationalities in terrorist attacks. Each bubble represents a nationality, with the size and color intensity indicating the number of attacks targeting that nationality. Larger and darker bubbles indicate more frequent targeting. Hover over bubbles to see detailed statistics for each nationality.

Top Attackers

This pie chart shows the distribution of attacks by different terrorist groups. Use the slider below to adjust the number of top attackers shown (from 1 to 10). Hover over each slice to see detailed information about the attacker group, including their total number of attacks and percentage of all attacks.

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Attack and Target Type

This pie chart shows the distribution of either attack types or target types in terrorist incidents. Use the selector above to switch between viewing attack types (methods used in attacks) and target types (categories of targets). Hover over each slice to see detailed information including the count and percentage for that category.