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Terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2016, by target type

Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2016, by target type

The data displays the number of terrorist attacks in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017, by target type. The most common target of terrorist attacks in the U.S. were businesses. There were 811 incidents in the U.S. between 1970 and 2017 were a business was the target of the attack.

Business 811
Private citizens and property 372
Government (general) 353
Abortion related 256
Military 189
Police 183
Educational institution 178
Religious figures/Institutions 148
Government (diplomatic) 148
Utilities 91
Journalists, media 63
Airports/aircraft 59
NGO 29
Transportation 18
Unknown 17
Tourists 12
Telecommunication 11
Terrorists/non-state militia 8
Maritime 7
Food or water supply 7
Violent political party 6
Other 3