The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism recently launched the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) project.
The project will provide the homeland security community with data and analysis on violent events occurring in the United States and its territories that have a significant impact on public safety, the security of critical infrastructure, and access to vital community services.
“The T2V data fill a critical need for homeland security professionals,” Michael Jensen, project principal investigator, said. “Policymakers, law enforcement, school administrators, violence prevention practitioners and more now have comprehensive data upon which to build an evidence-based response to targeted violence in U.S. communities.”
The T2V dashboard includes more than 1,600 events that occurred between Jan. 1, 2023, and Oct. 31, 2024. Data will be updated periodically.
On average, there were nearly three terrorism and targeted violence incidents in the United States daily, according to the available T2V data, that were responsible for 368 total deaths and 620 non-lethal injuries.
Firearms were the most common weapon type being used in, or intended to be used in, 58.9 percent of incidents. The incidents were responsible for 261 victim fatalities, 352 victim injuries, and an average of 1.82 total casualties.