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Domestic Terrorism Investigations Have Quadrupled

U.S. Government Accountability Office
Article Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office

Article Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office

On the second anniversary of the U.S. Capitol attack, the Rise and Resist Indict-Mobile vehicle circulated through Manhattan as the group’s activists gathered to demand that the DOJ move more swiftly to indict those most responsible - Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images
  • 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

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