In 2020, a total number of 19,413 people worldwide were injured as a result of terrorism. That was one of the lowest numbers during the time under consideration. By comparison, the highest number of people were injured due to terrorism in 2017, reaching 44,103 cases.
Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2020
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).
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US Department of Homeland Security. (December 16, 2021). Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2020." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2021). Number of people injured due to acts of terrorism worldwide from 2007 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250564/number-of-people-injured-due-to-terrorism/
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