Total International Terrorist Attacks by Region

(1996-2003)

Region

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001
2002
2003

Africa

11

11

21

53

55

33
5
4

Asia

11

21

49

72

98

68
99
70

Eurasia

24

42

14

35

31

3
7
2

Latin America

84

128

111

122

192

194
50
53

Middle East

45

37

31

26

20

29
29
37

North America

0

13

0

2

0

4
0
0

Western Europe

121

52

48

85

30

17
9
24

 

Source: Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003, U.S. State Department