Threats and Harassment Dataset: December 2024 Update - January 30, 2025

Following a spike in threats and harassment against local officials in November driven by national issues like the election, the number of reported incidents declined in December. The latest update from BDI’s Threats and Harassment Dataset (THD) captured over 25 events for the month, marking a return to the high baseline recorded earlier in 2024 (see graph below). On aggregate, the data shows that threats and harassment are becoming more frequent over time, even as total levels of political violence trended down last year.