Throughout the criminal legislation process of terrorist crimes in recent years, we can find that the legislation of terrorist crimes in our country presents a trend of crime escalation and heavy penalization. This is both a practical need to punish domestic terrorist crimes and an important manifestation of international counter-terrorism cooperation. Nevertheless, the criminal legislation has its defects in both conviction and penalty. In the process of magnified terrorist crimes, it has shown the dilemma of “malfunction of regulations” and “overreaction,” which may result in the criminal legislation of terrorist crimes stuck in the trap of “omnipotentcriminal law.” Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a holistic reflection on the criminal legislation and policy of terrorist crimes in our country. First of all, we must clearly understand the limitations of criminal law in controlling terrorist crimes, and then gradually shift from “strict but not severe” to “severe but not strict” on the basic position of combating crimes and safeguarding human rights. At the same time, on the basis of strengthening the criminal legislation, we must take into account the role of comprehensive policies such as administrative sanctions and social methods to maximize the effectiveness of crimes against terrorist activities.