ISIS In America: Who Is The Average Islamic State Sympathizer?

90 percent of all ISIS sympathizers charged in America were U.S. citizens or permanent residents

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By Sarah Kaufman on Dec 01, 2015 |  http://www.vocativ.com/news/256460/isis-in-america-who-is-the-average-islamic-state-sympathizer/

More people in the U.S. were arrested for alleged connections to ISIS this year than in any previous year. A new report analyzes the 56 people who were detained this year, of 71 charged since March 2014, and the results paint a rough sketch of the Islamic State’s adherents inside the U.S. An ISIS sympathizer in America is most likely to be young, male and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
For the report, “ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa,” which was produced by George Washington University’s Program on Extremism, researchers reviewed social media accounts and legal documents related to almost 400 alleged ISIS sympathizers living in America and found they were a pretty diverse group. “The profiles of individuals involved in ISIS-related activities in the U.S. differ widely in race, age, social class, education, and family background,” the report said. “Their motivations are equally diverse and defy easy analysis.”
Nonetheless, some generalities emerge. Here’s a brief sketch of the average person alleged to be an ISIS sympathizer in America.http://www.vocativ.com/news/256460/isis-in-america-who-is-the-average-islamic-state-sympathizer/