The numbers on US political violence
The US is experiencing a rise in political violence, with multiple incidents reported in the past year, including assassination attempts on prominent figures like Donald Trump and the killing of a Democratic lawmaker. Data from various sources, including the US Capitol Police and the University of Maryland's Global Terrorism Database, show a marked increase in threats and violent incidents.
Political violence is on the rise in the US, with a series of incidents reported in the past year. A gunman assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk, while another shot and killed a Democratic lawmaker and her husband in Minnesota. Donald Trump has survived three attacks, including one at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. The US Capitol Police have observed a marked increase in threats against members of Congress since they began collecting data nine years ago. Princeton University's Bridging Divides Initiative found a sharp increase in threats at the local level following recent high-profile events. The University of Maryland's Global Terrorism Database shows that assassinations and attempted assassinations began ticking up globally in the mid-2010s. New data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies reports that antigovernment violence in the US reached a more than 30-year high in 2025.
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