THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - DATA: Nearly 10,000 Referred to UK Counter-Terror Program.
The United Kingdom's counter-terrorism program received over 10,000 referrals last year, an almost 40 percent increase from 2024.
Prevent, the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism program, saw a sharp rise in referrals last year, marking a decade-long high, sparking concerns about extremism and radicalization. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism program received over 10,000 referrals last year, representing an almost 40 percent increase from 2024. DETAIL: Prevent, the United Kingdom’s counter-terrorism program, recorded 10,293 referrals as of September 2025, a 39 percent increase from the previous year. In 2024, 9,957 people were referred to Prevent. This represents the highest number of referrals since the program’s creation in 2015. Fifty-six percent related to people with no identified ideology. Twenty percent of the…Open