Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) in the United States

Housed at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) at the University of Maryland, the Terrorism and Targeted Violence (T2V) project seeks to 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 projects uses the definition of targeted violence found in the Department of Homeland Security's 2019 Strategic Framework. The T2V database includes successful, failed, and foiled events that meet the following inclusion criteria: - A premeditated act that is dangerous to, or potentially dangerous to, human life or the security of critical infrastructure or key resources; - Is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any subdivision of the United States; - Is intended to intimidate, coerce, or otherwise impact a broader population beyond the target(s) of the immediate act or to generate publicity for the perpetrator and/or their grievances; - And occurs within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States. T2V events generally fall into the following categories: - Terrorism - Premeditated hate crimes - School-based targeted violence - Workplace targeted violence - Public mass violence - Other targeted violence (e.g., property crimes targeting critical infrastructure or key resources).