Today is International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. For this we've updated some of the most relevant charts we have produced over the last years.
The worst year so far was 2014. Since then terrorism is in decline. But in 2017 it was still higher than all pre 2014 years.
Over the years the regions with active terrorism have shifted. Last couple of years is mainly Middle East and Afghanistan (South Asia). But Somalia and Niger are also hotspots these days.
Significant is also the recent rise in terrorism attacks and victims in the United States. Where elsewhere the Islamic groups are mainly the perpetrators, in the USA it is right wing extremists.
In Western Europe terrorism had a peak in 2016. The trend didn't continue and 2018 so far is a relative quiet year.