"That incident, in which the 55-year-old assailant was arrested and later charged with third degree assault, illustrates the day-to-day threat environment member of Congress face. Omar wasn't even the only one attacked in the past week: Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) got punched in the face at the Sundance Film Festival just days earlier. By the numbers: The Capitol Police opened 14,938 cases into "concerning statements, behaviors, and communications" directed at congressional offices and family members in 2025, the department said in a press release."
"That is a nearly 60% increase from 2024, when just 9,474 threat assessment cases were opened. That itself was a surge from the previous year, which saw just over 8,000 cases, with the Capitol Police noting at the time that election years usually led to a rise in threats. Zoom out: Threats targeting members of Congress have been gradually rising for years, going from just under 4,000 in 2017 - the first year of President Trump's first term - to over 8,600 by 2020."
An assailant arrested and charged with third-degree assault attacked a member of Congress, exemplifying daily threats faced by lawmakers, and another representative was punched at a film festival. The Capitol Police opened 14,938 cases in 2025 into "concerning statements, behaviors, and communications" directed at congressional offices and family members. That represents nearly a 60% increase from 2024's 9,474 cases, which itself rose from just over 8,000 the previous year. Threat reports have climbed steadily since 2017, when just under 4,000 cases were recorded, reaching over 8,600 by 2020, indicating a long-term upward trend.
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