UK Terrorism Arrests

Figures have been released in the UK which show levels of terrorist arrests made in the year to June 2018. The figures show arrests as being down from the previous year, but that was due to an unusually high number of arrests made immediately following the terrorist incidents in Manchester and London in May and June 2017. The threat remains SEVERE as the intent and opportunity are still there. There were 1600 'Subjects of Interest' in 2006; there are over 3000 now. CTC and MI5 have over 700 active investigations - also the highest ever. Despite the demise of the IS caliphate, the end of global Jihadism is still a long way from over.