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Left-wing violence comparison

Comparison of right-wing violence to left-wing violence in terms of frequency and lethality.

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Jan 19, 2026
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right wing or left wing protests more violent

Across multiple government, academic, and media analyses, right‑wing political violence in the United States has been more frequent and far deadlier than left‑wing violence in recent decades, even as ...

Jan 10, 2026

Which demographic groups commit political violence in the U.S. most frequently since 2000?

Since 2000 the preponderance of lethal politically motivated violence in the United States has come from the political right—multiple government and independent analyses attribute roughly three‑quarte...