The Department of Justice has deleted a National Institute of Justice study from its website that showed white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism.”
The U.S. Department of Justice has removed a study originally hosted on a DOJ website which found that “white supremacist and far-right violence ‘continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism’.” The study was produced by the National Institute of Justice, and banking on archives preserved via the Wayback Machine, it was accessible as recently as September 12, 2025.
The deletion was first noticed by Daniel Malmer, a PhD student focused on online extremism at UNC-Chapel Hill. In place of the document, the DOI’s site now shows a notice: “The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is currently reviewing its websites and materials in accordance with recent Executive Orders and related guidance… During this review, some pages and publications will be unavailable.”
The change comes amid a politically charged atmosphere, following the assassination of Charlie Kirk and amid the Trump administration’s promises to target the “radical left.” Critics of the removal argue it may suppress transparency about trends in domestic extremism, while DOJ describes it as part of a broader review process.