This statistic shows the number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by target type. The most common target of terrorist attacks in the United States were businesses. There were 829 incidents in the United States between 1970 and 2018 where a business was the target of the attack.
Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by target type
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (January 14, 2020). Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by target type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591155/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by target type." Chart. January 14, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591155/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2020). Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by target type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591155/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of Terrorist Attacks in The United States from 1970 to 2018, by Target Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591155/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, Number of terrorist attacks in the United States from 1970 to 2018, by target type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591155/us-terrorist-attacks-by-attack-type/ (last visited January 25, 2021)