The number of people arrested for terrorism-related offences has increased by more than 60%, according to official figures.
Some 228 suspects were arrested in England, Wales and Scotland in the 12 months to the end of June, compared to 140 in the previous year.
Eighty-two of the 228 were charged.
Security for the Olympics is thought to have contributed to the figures, while the Home Office highlighted arrests at a demo outside the US Embassy in 2011.
There were 22 arrests outside the embassy in Grosvenor Square, in central London, on 2 December last year, 20 of which were on suspicion of membership of banned group Muslims Against Crusades.
The proportion of terrorism-related arrests resulting in charges – 36% – is in line with the average rate for terrorism-related offences since the attacks on the US of 11 September 2001.
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