The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism has released statistics on hate crimes and extremism movements in Texas, along with recommendations on how to address such crimes and movements.
In 2022, there were 212 antisemitic incidents, up from 112 in 2021, according to “Hate in the Lone Star State: Extremism & Antisemitism in Texas.”1
In 2021 and 2022, there were two extremist murders in Texas and six terrorist plots, reads the report, while in 2023 Mauricio Martinez Garcia shot and killed eight people and wounded seven others in a parking lot in Allen. The report says Garcia was motivated by antisemitism, misogyny, and white supremacy.
Since 2021, there have been 28 “extremist events” in Texas, such as “banner drops, flash demonstrations, training events, fight nights, protests, rallies, and meetings.”
In 2022, there were 526 instances of white supremacist propaganda distributions across Texas, up from 329 in 2021. The majority of these distributions are from Patriot Front and Goyim Defense League, both extremist movements, according to the report.