As of October, there were **** people charged with jihadi terrorism in the United States in 2024, **** of whom were male. In 2023, there were a total of *** people charged with jihadi terrorism in the United States: **** of whom were male. Since 9/11, more than *** 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, ** percent of extremist-related killings were caused by someone affiliated with Islamist extremism, while ** 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.
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