Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States

The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released a new report entitled, "An Overview of Bombing and Arson Attacks by Environmental and Animal Rights Extremists in the United States, 1995-2010: Final Report to the Resilient Systems Division, Science and Technology Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security". This is a statistical overview based on data from sources such as existing terrorism databases, FBI reports, case studies, watch-groups, and media accounts. From the report's abstract: "This report focuses on criminal incidents committed by environmental and animal rights extremists in the United States between 1995 and 2010, and specifically, the arsons and bombings conducted by individuals affiliated with the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) and Animal Liberation Front (ALF). Between 1995 and 2010, there were a total of 239 arsons and bombings committed by these groups, with 55% attributed to ELF and 45% to ALF. Of these 239 incidents, 62% were bombings, and 38% were arsons. The vast majority of all incidents, 66 %, occurred in the West. Over 42% of these incidents resulted in substantial or very substantial property damage and financial losses."

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