Large rise in men referred to Prevent over women-hating Incel ideology

Counter-terror officers say Incel makes up 1% of referral to anti-extremism scheme

There has been a large rise in the number of young men referred to the government’s Prevent scheme over the women-hating Incel ideology, official statistics have shown.

A senior counter-terrorism officer described Incel as an “emerging risk” making up 1% of all referrals to the anti-extremism scheme in the year to March 2022, some 77 cases, triggered by concerns that mainly young men were falling for its message.