This is a list of sources for quantitative information on jihadist terrorism. It is an updated version of the list I posted in May last year.

It contains five new sources, and working links for everything (over half had broken).

Some of the links go directly to tables or charts, but most go to articles or reports that contain the dataset within. Most of the linked articles are in PDF format.

The sources are divided according to whether they focus on individuals involved in jihadism (usually covering demographic characteristics) or on jihadist incidents (covering things like methods of attack). Those that include both have been placed in the individuals section.

Within those categories, they are divided into whether they are free or behind paywalls.

A special note is made if the data is disaggregated. Those ones don’t simply say “45% of the sample was born in the US” but provide lists of each individual or incident, with specific details. These ones are the most valuable.

If you know of any good ones I’m missing, please let me know.

 

Jihadist individuals – open access

Altunbas, Yener and Thornton, John (2009) Human Capital and the Supply of Homegrown Islamic Terrorists in the UK, Social Science Research Network.

Atran, Scott (2009) John Jay & Artis Transnational Terrorism Database  Website which contains disaggregated data in excel sheets.

Bakker, Edwin (2006) Jihadi Terrorists in Europe, Clingendael: Netherlands Institute of International Relations.

Bergen, Peter et al (2010 but ongoing) Post-9/11 Jihadist Terrorism Cases Involving U.S. Citizens and Residents: An Overview, New America Foundation. Disaggregated.

Felter, Joseph and Fishman , Brian (2007) Al Qa’ida’s Foreign Fighters in Iraq: A First Look at the Sinjar Records, New York: Combating Terrorism Centre at West Point.

Fishman , Brian, ed. (2008) Bombers, Bank Accounts, and Bleedout: al-Qa`ida’s Road in and Out of Iraq, New York: Combating Terrorism Centre at West Point.

Gambetta, Diego and Hertog, Stephen (2007) Engineers of Jihad, London: University of Oxford.

Gartenstein-Ross, Daveed and Grossman, Laura (2009) Homegrown Terrorists in the U.S. and U.K.: An Empirical Examination of the Radicalization Process, Washington DC: Federation for Defense of Democracies.

Gilson, Dave et al (2011) “Terror Trials by the Numbers”, Mother Jones. See the disaggregated data here.

Hegghammer, Thomas (2013) “Should I Stay or Should I Go? Explaining Variation in Western Jihadists’ Choice between Domestic and Foreign Fighting“, American Political Science Review, Volume 107, Issue 1. The disaggregated data is available here and here.

Jenkins, Brian (2010) Would be Warriors: Incidents of Jihadist Radicalization in the United States Since September 11, 2001, Santa Monica, CA: Rand Corporation.

Kurzman, Charles (2011) Muslim-American Terrorism Since 9-11: An Accounting, Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, 2 February. Disaggregated.

Kurzman, Charles and Schanzer, David and Moosa, Ebrahim (2010) Anti-Terror Lessons of Muslim-Americans, Washington DC: US Department of Justice, 6 January.

Zammit, Andrew (2011) “Who becomes a jihadist in Australia?” ARC Linkage Project Conference on Radicalisation Conference 2010.

 

Jihadist individuals – paywalled

Dyer, Emily and Simcox, Robin (2013) Al-Qaeda in the United States – A Complete Analysis of Terrorism Offenses, London: Henry Jackson Society. 107-page preview available for free, full report can be purchased in hard copy. Disaggregated.

Haddad, Simon (2010) “Fatah al-Islam: Anatomy of a Terrorist Organisation”, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism vol. 33, iss. 6, pp. 548-569.

Leikin, Robert (2006) “The Quantitative Analysis of Terrorism and Immigration: An Initial Exploration”, Terrorism and Political Violence, iss. 18, pp. 503-521.

Mullins, Sam (2011) “Islamist Terrorism and Australia: An Empirical Examination of the ‘Home-Grown’ Threat”, Terrorism and Political Violence, vol.23, iss. 2, pp. 254-285.

Porter, Louise and Kebbell, Mark (2010) “Radicalisation in Australia: Examining Australia’s Convicted Terrorists”, Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, June.

Simcox, Robin and Stuart, Hannah and Ahmed, Houriya (2011) Islamist Terrorism: the British Connections. 2nd Edition. London: Henry Jackson Society and The Centre for Social Cohesion. 32 page preview available for free, full report can be purchased in hard copy. Disaggregated.

Stenersen, Anne (2011) “Al Qaeda’s Foot Soldiers: A Study of the Biographies of Foreign Fighters Killed in Afghanistan and Pakistan Between 2002 and 2006”, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, March, pp. 171 – 198.

 

Jihadist incidents – open access

Bjelopera, Jerome P. and Randol, Mark A. (2010) American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat, Washington DC: Congressional Research Service, 7 December. Disaggregated.

Cruickshank, Paul (2011), The Militant Pipeline: Between the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region and the West, New America Foundation. Disaggregated.

Nesser, Petter (2010) “Chronology of Jihadism in Western Europe Update 2008-2010”, Working Paper, Kjeller: Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, 20 December. Disaggregated.

Sageman, Marc (2009) “Confronting al-Qaeda: Understanding the Threat in Afghanistan”, Perspectives on Terrorism, vol. 3, no. 4.

Europol (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013), Europol Terrorism Situation and Trend Reports, European Police Office.

 

Jihadist incidents – paywalled

Jordan, Javier (2012) “Analysis of Jihadi Terrorism Incidents in Western Europe 2001-2010”, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, April, pp. 382-484. Disaggregated.

Nesser, Petter  (2008) “Chronology of Jihadism in Western Europe 1994–2007: Planned, Prepared, and Executed Terrorist Attacks”, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, October, pp. 924-946. Disaggregated.

Crone, Manni and Harrow, Martin (2011) “Homegrown Terrorism in the West”, Terrorism and Political Violence, August, pp. 521-536. The disaggregated data is available here.