Terrorists in the United States since 9/11 as of October 2024, by year and gender
As of October, there were five people charged with jihadi terrorism in the United States in 2024, four of whom were male. In 2023, there were a total of ten people charged with jihadi terrorism in the United States: nine of whom were male. Since 9/11, more than 500 people have been charged with terrorism in the United States, with 2015 seeing the largest spike in people charged with terrorism.
Extremism in the United States
Despite fears that extremism is on the rise in the United States, right-wing extremism is far more prevalent than jihadi terrorism. From 2014 to 2023, 19 percent of extremist-related killings were caused by someone affiliated with Islamist extremism, while 76 percent of extremist-related killings were carried out by someone affiliated with right-wing extremism. Overall, there have been relatively few terrorist attacks in the U.S. since 1970.
Islamist extremism in the U.S.
2016 saw a spike in the number of Islamist extremist killings in the United States, with 49 fatalities in that year. However, there was a significant number of attacks in the following year that resulted in no injuries and no fatalities.
