SECTION 4: RISK ASSESSMENT
Group
Type
Location
Confederate White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Vale
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina Pastors Network
Anti-Muslim
Morgantown
Identity Evropa
White Nationalist; Identity Evropa
Boone
Revolutionary Black Panther Party
Black Nationalist
Wilmington Wilmington
Nation of Islam
Black Nationalist; Nation of Islam
Source: Southern Poverty Law Center, https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map
Two hate groups identified by the SPLC have a footprint in Wake County – the Nation of Islam (Raleigh/Durham) and Americans for Legal Immigration (Raleigh).
Warning Time: 4 – Less than 6 hours Duration: 4 – More than one week
Generally, no warning is given for specific acts of terrorism. Duration is dependent on the vehicle used during the terrorist attack. This score takes into account a prolonged scenario with continuous impacts.
Location A terror threat could occur at any location in the County, but are more likely to target highly populated areas, critical infrastructure, or symbolic locations. In terms of cyber-attack, our society is highly networked and interconnected. An attack could be launched from anywhere on earth and could range in impacts from small and localized to a far-reaching global scale. Depending on the attack vector and parameters, a cyber-attack could impact all of Wake County and its associated municipal jurisdictions. Extent The extent of a terrorist incident is tied to many factors, including the attack vector, location, time of day, and other circumstances; for this reason, it is difficult to put assess a single definition or conclusion of the extent of “terrorism.” As a general rule, terrorism incidents are targeted to where they can do the most damage and have the maximum impact possible, though this impact is tempered by the weapon used in the attack itself. Impact: 4 – Catastrophic Spatial Extent: 1 – Negligible Historical Occurrences As noted in the 2018 North Carolina Hazard Mitigation Plan, there has never been a major terror attack in North Carolina, but several terror related incidents have been prevented through the arrest of terrorism suspects, the disruption of terrorism planning and training activities, and the response to lone suspect attacks. North Carolina has for decades dealt with homegrown extremists with a propensity for terror and violence. Examples of these extremists include militia groups, white supremacy groups, sovereign citizens, and left wing/right wing extremist groups. The 2015 Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan noted that in 2009, seven longtime residents were arrested in the rural Wake County subdivision of Shadow Oaks on suspicion of plotting terrorism and for providing money, training, transportation, and men to help terrorists. All seven conspirators were found guilty and sentenced for terrorist activities documented between 2006 and 2009.
Wake County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2019
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