Global terrorism database / START, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.

"The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 (currently updated through 2004). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (U.S.)
Language:English
Published: College Park, MD : National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, University of Maryland
Subjects:
Terrorism > Databases.
Terrorists > Databases.
Terrorism > History > Databases.
Bombings > Databases.
Assassination > Databases.
Kidnapping > Databases.
Kidnapping victims > Databases.
Terrorism > GTD > data > collection > information > Database > START > 'Global Terrorism Database'
Genre:
Databases.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - All users
Variant Title:
GTD. [Other title]
START global terrorism database. [Other title]
Format: Electronic Database
Description
Summary:
"The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world since 1970 (currently updated through 2004). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on international as well as domestic terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes almost 80,000 cases. For each GTD incident, information is available on the date and location of the incident, the weapons used and nature of the target, the number of casualties, and -- when identifiable -- the identity of the perpetrator.".
Note:Electronic resource.
Call Number:HV6431 .G564 Online
Published:Began in 2001.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description:
Title from caption (viewed on Apr. 18, 2008).