- Incidents of domestic terrorism have seen a 357 percent increase between 2013 and 2021, according to the federal government.
- The Government Accountability Office defines domestic terrorism as criminal acts in the U.S. that are dangerous to human life and appear intended to coerce a civilian population or influence the government’s conduct.
- The Department of Homeland Security reported that racially or ethnically motivated attacks accounted for the largest category of incidents, while anti-government or anti-authority motivated extremism was the second largest category. Read More