Terrorist attacks invariably lead to tremendous losses in life, property, and morale of a country. The effects of a terrorist attack are not just immediate and can have long-lasting, trickle-down effects as well. The fear, for example, takes a long time to die down. However, some of these repercussions can be beneficial to the country. Take for instance, the recent terrorist attack on our capital city. In the weeks following the attack, the crime rate in the city came down significantly from what it was just before the attack. This must primarily be due to the increased presence of police resources that were moved to the area and is thus an indirect effect of the attack.

1. The capital city is under increased monitoring leading to quick detection of crimes – many times while the crime is still underway.
2. A number of people are frightened because of the terrorist attacks and have fled the capital city.
3. There was a recorded decrease in crime rate right after the terrorist attack in almost all cities of the country.
4. Intel reports show that the terrorists who pulled off the attack had been committing various other smaller crimes regularly to distract law enforcement from their true purposes.
5. The government had initiated schemes to decrease poverty and provide better livelihood for the people just before the terrorist attack.