Muslim-American Terrorism Since 9/11: An Accounting (2011)

Undergraduates: Jacob Filip, Jacob Filip

Faculty Advisor: Charles Kurzman
Department: Economics

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Following the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the radicalization of Muslims in the United States became a fundamental counterterrorism concern. In 2009, the United States saw the number of Muslim-American suspects in terror plots shoot to 47, more than triple the average of suspects per year from 2001 to 2008. However, as the numbers show 2009 was an outlier in the data - and further evaluation demonstrates that a majority of these cases (40%) are being brought to justice by fellow Muslim Americans. In a follow-up study from the 2010 report Anti-Terror Lessons, this report documents a downturn in the pace of Muslim-American terrorism as a national trend.