GW Extremism Tracker: New November Data for Offenses Related to the Islamic State Group

US Officials Have Charged 168 People with Offenses Related to Islamic State, According to Updated Tracking from the GW Program on Extremism

December 10, 2018

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WASHINGTON (Dec. 10, 2018)—The number of charges related to the Islamic State group issued in the United States since March 2014 remained at 168, according to updated research from the George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. The research, released Friday, identified new individuals who have pleaded or were found guilty.
 
The GW Extremism Tracker continuously monitors cases in the U.S. that are related to IS charges. It is regularly updated to identify new cases and monitor past cases with new information. 
 
According to the latest analysis of cases, the average age of all charged individuals since March 2014 was 28, arrests occurred in 28 states and the District of Columbia and the average prison sentence was 13.2 years. Additionally, 42 percent of those charged were accused of traveling or attempting to travel abroad, 33 percent were accused of plotting domestic terror attacks and 56 percent were arrested in an operation involving an informant and/or an undercover agent. The researchers also found that 121 individuals have pleaded or were found guilty in the U.S. legal system. 
 
The GW Extremism Tracker compiles research in a series of monthly updates produced by the Program on Extremism, following a first-of-its-kind report that offered the most extensive examination to date of Americans arrested for supporting IS. The program also collected and shared more than 10,000 legal documents related to the arrests.  
 
Multimedia Resources
  • Click here for an infographic on IS recruits in the U.S. legal system.
  • Click here for an infographic on terrorism legal proceedings and attacks. 
 
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