Right-Wing Terrorism and Violence (RTV) Dataset

The RTV Dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe since 1990. On this website you can download the dataset, use the RTV Map Tool, and read RTV Trend Reports. 

RTV Map Tool

The RTV Map Tool is based on the RTV Dataset, and it allows you to:

  • Get detailed information on and the geolocation of severe far-right violence in Western Europe since 1990
  • Make your own statistics and download the figures

RTV Dataset

The RTV dataset documents right-wing terrorism and violence in 18 West European countries between 1990-2022.

Source links are not included in the publicly available version due to (GDPR) regulations concerning protection of personal information. Access to the full version can be obtained by researchers upon  to C-REX. 

Feedback, new information and relevant links may be submitted through an online form.

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Cite the following article when using the RTV dataset: Ravndal, Jacob Aasland (2016) “Right-wing terrorism and violence in Western Europe: Introducing the RTV dataset”, Perspectives on Terrorism, 10(3): 2-15

RTV Trend Reports

The RTV Trend Report is released annually. The report presents key findings from the RTV dataset regarding attack frequencies, cross-national variation, targeting, perpetrators, and weapons, as well as a few country case studies and selected topics. 

For a list of other selected publications based on the RTV dataset see here.

Steering Group

The RTV Steering Group is responsible for maintaining and making key decisions concerning the RTV dataset. This primarily includes managing annual updates, producing the annual RTV Trend Report, and making strategic decisions concerning adjustments, revisions, or expansions of the dataset.

International Expert Network

The RTV dataset relies on an International Expert Network to ensure full coverage of the most important cases and provide country-specific information to clear up complex events and identifying relevant source materials.