The Sept. 11 bombings killed almost 3,000 Americans. But if you exclude that unique event for the last two decades of terrorist activity, a different picture of US vulnerability appears.
- Professor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
Despite all the media attention the far-right and so-called “alt-right” got in 2017, the numbers paint a different picture.
Efforts to kick extremists off the internet can’t succeed and might even have the unintended side effect of bolstering support for radical groups.
Data on violent incidents in the US reveal that our focus on Islamist extremism since 9/11 may be misguided.
Was this a crime about hate or political ideology? Extremist experts use data to explain what type of crime took place in Florida, and why it matters.
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