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Terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2017, by attack type

Number of terrorist attacks in the United States, 1970-2017, by attack type
Created with Highcharts 5.0.141 3891 38988188131431413313362626161212117171111Bombing/explosionFacility/infrastructure attackArmed assaultAssassinationHostage taking (barricade incident)Unarmed assaultHostage taking (kidnapping)HijackingUnknown0100200300400500600700800900100011001200130014001500

The data displays the number of terrorist attacks in the U.S. from 1970 to 2017, by attack type. The most common form of terrorist attack in the U.S. was a bombing/explosion type attack. There were 1,389 such incidents in the U.S. between 1970 and 2017.

Bombing/explosion 1389
Facility/infrastructure attack 881
Armed assault 314
Assassination 133
Hostage taking (barricade incident) 62
Unarmed assault 61
Hostage taking (kidnapping) 21
Hijacking 17
Unknown 11

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