Washington – Terror attacks planned for or executed against New York City dwarfed in number those targeting other U.S. cities, a new federal analysis showed.
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Manhattan fell in the crosshairs of evildoers — either homegrown or from abroad — 343 times between 1970 and 2008, more than double the stats for the No. 2 U.S. target, Los Angeles, the site of 156 incidents.
The high number of incidents reflects the broad definition of terrorism used by researchers from the University of Massachusetts-Boston and the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism.
They included crimes “aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal,” with the “intention to coerce, intimidate or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) than the immediate victims.”
Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said the report was no surprise. “No matter what methodology they use, New York is No. 1 by far. New York is in a category by itself,” he said.
Grants funding transportation security in the city were reduced last year, and King said he’s “very, very concerned” about further cuts to federal security funds for the city.