The Australian Institute of Criminology has used data from a large national survey of 9,951 Australian adults to build a profile of individuals aligned with the sovereign citizen movement.
- A small proportion (1.8 percent) of respondents identified with and held beliefs that aligned with the sovereign citizen movement.
- Compared to other respondents, those aligned with the movement were more likely to be young men, to have had criminal justice contact for violent offending, to own firearms, to serve in the military, and to report both regular religious observance and a change in religion.
- Those aligned with the movement were also more likely to report various negative life events, higher levels of conspiratorial thinking, anti-government and extremist views, misogynistic attitudes, and support for extremist violence.
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