Terrorism in the United States

For years, the FBI produced a publication entitled ‘Terrorism in the United States’ - basically an annual report of terrorist activities in the U.S. Around 2000/2001, they began to change the scope of the publication, and it was no longer produced annually. A 2000/2001 report entitled ‘Terrorism’ was produced, and that was the latest information available, until now. The FBI recently released ‘Terrorism 2002-2005,’ and according to the forward, it “provides an overview of the terrorist incidents and preventions designated by the FBI as having taken place in the United States and its territories during the years 2002 through 2005 and that are matters of public record. This publication does not include those incidents which the Bureau classifies under criminal rather than terrorism investigations. In addition, the report discusses major FBI investigations overseas and identifies significant events—including legislative actions, prosecutorial updates, and program developments—relevant to U.S. counterterrorism efforts. The report concludes with an “In Focus” article summarizing the history of the FBI’s counterterrorism program.”

Reports dating back to 1996 are available from the FBI’s publications page; Gorgas Library’s government documents collection has reports from 1988-1998 (call # is J 1.14/22:year).