Suicide Attack Database

UChicago.

courtesy of resourceshelf: edited intro:

"The database includes information about the location of attacks, the target type, the weapon used, and systematic information on the demographic and general biographical characteristics of suicide attackers. The database expands the breadth of the data available in English using native language sources (e.g., Arabic, Hebrew, Russian, Tamil) that are likely to have the most extensive relevant information.

This isn't "type keywords into the text box" searching. Instead, you choose the year(s) of interest from the dropdown menus at the top and then, to refine your search, use the other sections -- Location, Group, Campaign, Target Type, Weapon, Gender. Click the green pointer icon beside each one, and the sections expand to reveal an array of options with check boxes. You simply check the boxes next to the items of interest.

The Location section offers geographic options. When you check the country of interest, an additional section sometimes appears below, offering you the opportunity to narrow your search down to a specific province/city/region. The Group section allows you to restrict your search to attacks by a particular terrorist organization. The Campaign section lets you choose particular conflicts -- e.g., Afghani Rebels vs. U.S. & Allies; Hezbollah vs. Israel & Lebanon Army. Target Type options include Security, Political, Civilian, Other, Unknown. Weapon options include Airplane, Belt bomb, Car bomb, Other, Unknown. Gender options...well, Male, Female or Unknown.

A link at the bottom of the page takes you to a world map (PDF) showing all suicide attacks from 1980-2009.

About CPOST:

The Chicago Project on Security and Terrorism, directed by Robert A. Pape of the University of Chicago, supports broad-based, original research on terrorism and international security. The Chicago Project maintains a complete worldwide knowledge base of suicide attacks and attackers, martyr videos, terrorist group profiles, and multidisciplinary analyses confronting core international security challenges.

Detailed information about the database is in the CPOST Data Research and Collection Manual (PDF), and there's a brief glossary of terms and abbreviations (which is under development)."