In 2022 there were 380 arrests for terrorist offences in the European Union, with 266 affiliated with jihadism, 45 with right-wing terrorism and a further 19 were affiliated with lef-wing terrorism.
Number of suspects arrested for terrorism offences in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2022, by affiliation
Characteristic
Jihadist
Separatist
Right-Wing
Left-Wing
Single Issue/ Not specified
2022
266
18
45
19
32
2021
260
26
64
19
19
2020
254
39
34
52
69
2019
436
360
21
111
388
2018
511
30
44
34
437
2017
705
30
20
36
428
2016
718
84
21
31
157
2015
687
168
11
67
144
2014
395
154
34
54
137
2013
216
180
3
49
183
2012
159
257
10
24
87
2011
122
247
5
42
68
2010
179
349
1
34
48
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Europol. (December 19, 2023). Number of suspects arrested for terrorism offences in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2022, by affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746578/number-of-arrested-terror-suspects-eu/
Europol. "Number of suspects arrested for terrorism offences in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2022, by affiliation." Chart. December 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746578/number-of-arrested-terror-suspects-eu/
Europol. (2023). Number of suspects arrested for terrorism offences in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2022, by affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746578/number-of-arrested-terror-suspects-eu/
Europol. "Number of Suspects Arrested for Terrorism Offences in The European Union (Eu) from 2010 to 2022, by Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746578/number-of-arrested-terror-suspects-eu/
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Number of suspects arrested for terrorism offences in the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2022, by affiliation [Graph], Europol, December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746578/number-of-arrested-terror-suspects-eu/
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