Number of suspects arrested for terrorism in the EU 2010-2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 27, 2025

In 2023, there were 426 arrests for terrorist offenses in the European Union, with 334 suspects affiliated with jihadism, 26 with right-wing terrorism and a further 25 were affiliated with ethnonationalism and separatism. 

Number of suspects arrested for terrorism offenses in the European Union from 2010 to 2023, by affiliation

CharacteristicJihadistSeparatistRight-WingLeft-WingSingle Issue/Not specified
2023 334 25 26 14 27
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
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December 2024

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2010 to 2023

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