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  • Commercial Facilities: Food Defense Awareness and Outreach

    Food defense focuses on protecting the food supply from intentional contamination with chemical, biological, or radiological (CBR) agents, resulting in a significant public health and/or economic impact.

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  • Coping After Terrorism for Injured Survivors

    The information in this handbook is intended to help understand reactions to an act of terrorism or mass violence, and is not intended to be a substitute for the role of professionals with expertise in counseling injured victims.

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  • Coping After Terrorism for Survivors

    The information in this handbook is intended to help understand reactions to an act of terrorism or mass violence, and is not intended to be a substitute for the role of professionals with expertise in counseling trauma victims.

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  • Domestic Terrorism: Definitions, Terminology, and Methodology

    As required by the National Defense Authorization Act, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, have developed standard definitions of terminology related to domestic terrorism and uniform methodologies for tracking domestic terrorism incidents.

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  • FBI's Counterterrorism Program since 9/11 - April 2004

    Since September 11, 2001, the FBI has implemented a comprehensive plan that fundamentally transforms the organization to enhance our ability to predict and prevent terrorism.

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  • Overview of the U.S. Government's Terrorist Watchlisting Process and Procedures

    The U.S. Government (USG) is committed to protecting the United States from terrorist threats and attacks while safeguarding the freedoms, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties of U.S. persons and other individuals with rights under U.S. law. [In March 2025, the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) was renamed the Threat Screening Center to reflect an expanded mission.]

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  • Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism

    As required by the National Defense Authorization Act, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, have produced this strategic intelligence assessment on domestic terrorism, which includes a discussion of activities, certain data on domestic terrorism matters, and recommendations.

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  • Suspicious Package Indicators

    Tips from the National Explosives Task Force on how to handle a suspicious package or letter.

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  • Terrorism Report - 1996

    The FBI prevented five acts of terrorism in 1996 including attacks on law enforcement officials, planned bombings of federal buildings, and plots to destroy US infrastructure.

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  • Terrorism Report - 1997

    In 1997, the FBI recorded two incidents and two suspected acts of terrorism. Twenty-one potential acts of terrorism were prevented. This was the highest number recorded since 1985.

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  • Terrorism Report - 1998

    A wide range of terror threats confronting the U.S. were demonstrated in 1998. The FBI recorded five terrorist incidents in the country that year. Twelve planned acts of terrorism were prevented.

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  • Terrorism Report - 1999

    This special retrospective issue of "Terrorism in the United States" summarizes terrorism-related activity in 1999 and an overview of U.S.-based terrorism of the past three decades.

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  • Terrorism Report - 2000-2001

    September 11, 2001, demonstrated that the terrorist threats facing the United States are formidable. Between 1991 and 2001, 74 terrorist incidents were recorded in the U.S.

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  • Terrorism Report - 2002-2005

    This 2nd edition of "Terrorism" provides an overview of the public record terrorist incidents having taken place in the United States and its territories from 2002 to 2005.

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  • Terrorism Report - 2006

    Approximately 14,000 terrorist attacks occurred in various countries during 2006, resulting in over 20,000 deaths. This was an increase of 3,000, or 25 percent.

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  • Terrorism Report - 2007

    Approximately 14,000 terrorist attacks occurred in various countries during 2007, resulting in over 22,000 deaths. This was 1,800 more than 2006, a 9 percent increase.

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  • Terrorism Report - 2008

    Approximately 11,800 terrorist attacks against noncombatants occurred in various countries during 2008, resulting in over 54,000 deaths, injuries, and kidnappings.

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  • Understanding Bystander Interventions to Prevent Terrorism

    Understanding Bystander Interventions to Prevent Terrorism

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