The number of concerning statements and direct threats made against members of Congress, their families and staff ticked up again in 2024, according to figures released Monday by the Capitol Police.
There were 9,474 incidents investigated by the force’s Threat Assessment Section last year, up from 8,008 in 2023 and 7,501 in 2022. That figure is only slightly lower than a peak of 9,625 recorded in 2021.
It is more than double the number the department said it investigated in 2017, the first year of publicly available threat data.
