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BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Pennsylvania.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Wisconsin.

Following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in September 2025, threats and harassment spiked sharply nationwide. In the days after Kirk’s death, a wide range of teachers, professors, journalists, and everyday citizens were targeted with doxing and harassment over real or perceived criticisms of Kirk and his organization, Turning Point USA. The latest data collected by BDI shows that local officeholders were also chief targets of this campaign, highlighting how incidents of political violence can rapidly escalate into widespread intimidation of public officials and civil society.

Recent reporting indicates an immigration enforcement surge will likely take place in and around New Orleans in the coming days. Border Patrol officials and agents who previously deployed to Chicago and Charlotte will be in Louisiana, suggesting similar tactics may be used in New Orleans. Local protests have already occurred in advance of the deployment. Drawing on the latest analysis from BDI, this advisory provides context, risk & implications, and resources ahead of the possible deployment.

Biweekly emerging monitoring trends on key developments and drivers of political violence.

The latest BDI-CivicPulse survey of 400 local elected officials and 200 school board officials continue to show a high baseline of both hostile experiences and worry about future hostility through the first quarter of 2025, negatively affecting their willingness to take part in key activities like participating in public events. New survey questions also reveal that local officials are seeking expanded resources to mitigate these risks and their impacts.

Biweekly emerging data trends on demonstrations, actors of concern, and other ongoing trends related to early warning.

BDI's CivicPulse UTH survey reveals that experiences of local officials around hostility remain widespread and on par with last quarter. Yet, the proportion of local elected officials reporting negative impacts of hostility on their willingness to engage in political and civic behaviors largely increased in Q3 2025. Subgroup analysis revealed that women and Democrats reported (1) higher levels of experienced hostility, (2) increased concern about hostility, and (3) greater negative impacts of hostility compared to their counterparts.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Arizona.

BDI produces regular state-focused situation reports (SitReps) on key risk trends and activity to help partners identify early warning signs of political or election violence in Michigan.