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The following list of designated terrorist groups lists groups designated as terrorist by current and former national governments, and inter-governmental organizations. Such designations have often had a significant effect on the groups' activities.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines domestic terrorism as violent, criminal acts which are committed by individuals and/or groups in order to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature. [2]
Pages in category "Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States" The following 137 pages are in this category, out of 137 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The SPLC began an annual census of hate groups in 1990, releasing this census as part of its annual Year in Hate & Extremism report. [1] [2] [4] [5] The SPLC listed 1,020 hate groups and hate-group chapters on its 2018 list—an all-time high fueled primarily by an increase in radical right groups. [2]
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) identified 334 militia groups at their peak in 2011. It identified 276 in 2015, up from 202 in 2014. [1] In 2016, the SPLC identified a total of 165 armed militia groups within the United States. [2] [3]
Hate and extremism in Georgia was on the rise in 2023, according to the results of an annual report released this week by the Southern Poverty Law Center that tracks extremist groups across the U.S.
The following is a list of terrorist attacks that have happened throughout United States history, which were committed by United States citizens. May 21, 1856: Sacking of Lawrence; May 24, 1856 – May 25, 1856: Pottawatomie massacre; September 11, 1857: Mountain Meadows massacre; April 14, 1865: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Additionally, the study identified six “terrorist plots” in Texas and two extremist murders. The Southern Poverty Law Center tracked 72 hate and anti-government groups in Texas in 2022.