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Global Terrorism Index « Vision of Humanity
KEY FINDINGS
- From 2002 to 2011, North America was the region least likely to suffer from terrorism
- While more terrorist attacks are being recorded, the number of fatalities has declined by 25% since 2007.
- Only 31 out of 158 countries ranked have not experienced a terrorist attack since 2002
- Most terrorist attacks occur in the context of a wider conflict situation
- Since the start of the Iraq invasion the number of terrorist incidents occurring each year has increased fourfold, globally
- In 2011 Iraq was the country that was most impacted by terrorism, followed by Pakistan and Afghanistan