Left-wing attacks surpass right-wing violence for first time in 30 years: Study
A 2025 report shows left-wing terrorist attacks in the U.S. outnumber right-wing incidents for the first time in 30 years, driven by opposition to the Trump administration.
- For the first time in over 30 years, left-wing attacks and plots have outnumbered those from the far right in the U.S., according to a study tracking 750 terrorist incidents between 1994 and July 2025.
- The rise in left-wing violence is mostly driven by attacks on government facilities and partisan plots against conservative leaders, as noted by analysts.
- The CSIS report indicates that violent plots by the far left reached a record high as a percentage of all terrorist attacks in the first half of 2025.
- The report warns that crackdowns on nonviolent groups could risk increasing extremism in the U.S.
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Study finds left-wing terrorist attacks on the rise, surpassing right-wing violence
Terrorist attacks motivated by left-wing ideology are on the rise and have surpassed far-right violence for the first time in three decades, a recent study discovered.… The post Study finds left-wing terrorist attacks on the rise, surpassing right-wing violence appeared first on CatholicVote org.
For the first time in more than ten years, left-wing attacks in the US exceed those of the Alt-Right. Data, modalities and objectives of a growing terrorism


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