Trends and Developments in Lone Wolf Terrorism in the Western World
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This paper reviews current literature on the recent and growing phenomenon of lone wolf terrorism. It aims to add data to this subject by analyzing trends and developments using a dataset created using RAND, START, and LexisNexis Academic databases. Analysis of the dataset clarifies five (5) finding trends:n1. increased number of countries targeted by lone wolf terrorists,n2. increased number of fatalities and injuries caused by lone wolves,n3. increased success rate of United States law enforcement to apprehend lone wolves before they can carry out their attacks,n4. high prevalence and success rate of loners over Pantucci’s other three types of lone wolf terrorists, andn5. increased targeting of military personnel.

