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Between 2017-2019 , the number of white nationalist hate groups ( as designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center ) rose by 55 %.

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The FBI ’ s November 2020 release of hate crime statistics for 2019 notes 7,314 criminal acts ( a 3 % increase over the previous year ) with a record 51 murders .

Other radicals , such as fringe ideologies and movements ( e . g ., Antifa , incels , and QAnon ) and single-issue adherents ( e . g ., extremist animal rights , environmentalists , and anti-abortionists ) are another segment of concern .

In October 2020 , for instance , an Antifa supporter shot and killed a Trump supporter in Port-

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( Newly released data from the FBI shows hate crimes hit record levels in the U . S . last year
. CBS News chief justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN to break down the details . Courtesy of CBS News and YouTube . Posted on Nov 16 , 2020 .)
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