“Let us be clear, the numbers clearly demonstrate violent extremism is not the sole domain of any one extremist movement or group and the American people do not have the luxury to ignore any such threat,” said Oren Segal, Director of ADL’s Center on Extremism. “Almost three-quarters of extremist related murders in the past decade came at the hands of right-wing extremists, such as white supremacists, sovereign citizens and militia adherents.”
“This is also a matter of law enforcement safety,” Mr. Segal said. “Of the 45 police officers killed by domestic extremists since 2001, 10 were killed by left wing extremists, 34 by right wing extremists and one by domestic Islamic extremists. Our law enforcement and homeland security officials must be equipped to protect Americans from all threats of violent extremism, no matter the source.”