The number of extremist groups operating in the United States grew in 2015 – a year awash in deadly extremist violence and hateful rhetoric from mainstream political figures, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual census of hate groups and other extremist organizations.
The report, contained in the Spring 2016 issue of the SPLC’s investigative journal, Intelligence Report, can be read here (PDF version is available here).
Click here for an interactive map showing hate group names, types and locations across the country.