The U.S. intelligence community concluded domestic violent extremists pose an “elevated threat” in 2021, following a year marked by a pandemic, economic downturn, nationwide protests, and the fallout from a presidential election.

The declassified assessment, put together by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and released Wednesday, focused on domestic violent extremists, U.S.-based actors who carry out operations threatening human life in violation of the law with intent to intimidate civilians and to coerce governments. Categories include racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists and anti-government or anti-authority violent extremists.