Political Terror Scale (PTS) Data

Summary

The Political Terror Scale (PTS) is a yearly report measuring physical integrity rights violations worldwide. The PTS measures levels of political violence and terror that a country experiences in a particular year based on a 5-level “terror scale.” The data used in compiling this index comes from two different sources: the yearly country reports of Amnesty International and the U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

Table In IFs

Variable	Definition	Years	UsedInPreprocessor	Name in Source
GovPolTerrorScaleAverage	Average Amnesty International and the U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights	1976-2010	0
GovPolTerrorScaleAmnestInt	The Political Terror Index informed by Amnesty International data.	1976-2010	0	Political Terror Scale ratings based on Amnesty International reports
GovPolTerrorScaleUSStateDept	Government Political Terror ratings based on US State Department reports	1976-2010	0	Government Political Terror ratings based on US State Department reports

Data Pulling Instructions

1. Navigate to https://politicalterrorscale.org/Data/
2. Scroll down to "Download: PTS" and click o nit
   
3. Select and download the file that you would like to use.