Repository details

Global Terrorism Database

Name of repository
Global Terrorism Database
Additional name(s)
  • GTD
Repository URL
https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/
Subject(s)
Description
The Global Terrorism Database (GTD) is an open-source database including information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 through 2020 (with annual updates planned for the future). Unlike many other event databases, the GTD includes systematic data on domestic as well as international terrorist incidents that have occurred during this time period and now includes more than 200,000 cases.
Contact(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
Over 200,000 cases
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/about/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (1)

Institution
University of Maryland, National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
Additional name(s)
  • START
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Terms of Use

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • other
  • registration
Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (1)

DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
closed
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/terms-of-use/CitingGTD.aspx
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Remarks

Remarks
Global Terrorism Database is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index.
Entry date
2013-04-25
Last update
2024-11-04
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re3data.org: Global Terrorism Database; editing status 2024-11-04; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3WW3Z last accessed: 2025-04-26