This graph shows the number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom that have occurred between 2010 and 2014, by target type. Over this period private citizens and property had become the most targeted at over 170 attacks. At 88 attacks, the police have had almost half the amount of such instances.
Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2014, by target type
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National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (September 21, 2015). Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2014, by target type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/540119/incidences-of-terrorism-uk-united-kingdom-by-target-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2014, by target type." Chart. September 21, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540119/incidences-of-terrorism-uk-united-kingdom-by-target-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. (2015). Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2014, by target type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/540119/incidences-of-terrorism-uk-united-kingdom-by-target-type/
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism. "Number of Terrorist Attacks in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2014, by Target Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Sep 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/540119/incidences-of-terrorism-uk-united-kingdom-by-target-type/
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Number of terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2014, by target type [Graph], National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, September 21, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/540119/incidences-of-terrorism-uk-united-kingdom-by-target-type/
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