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A bi-monthly newsletter to share updates from BDI and our network of trainers and practitioners. Tools for non-violently navigating conflict are essential to a healthy democracy. To increase access to these resources, BDI created the Community Safety and De-Escalation Directory - an interactive platform to connect users with a curated network of community safety, de-escalation, and bystander intervention trainers from all around the country.

Threats and harassment against local officials decreased from November to December. The latest Threats and Harassment Dataset (THD) update adds 40 new events, including 14 incidents for December, bringing the total number of events captured in 2025 to 550. In contrast to previous months, no cases with community-specific grievances were tracked in December. Instead, December saw a slight increase in immigration-motivated targeting related to local decisions about cooperation with ICE.

A bi-monthly newsletter to share updates from BDI and our network of trainers and practitioners. Tools for non-violently navigating conflict are essential to a healthy democracy. To increase access to these resources, BDI created the Community Safety and De-Escalation Directory - an interactive platform to connect users with a curated network of community safety, de-escalation, and bystander intervention trainers from all around the country.

Threats and harassment against local officials decreased from December to January. The latest Threats and Harassment Dataset (THD) update adds 41 new events, including 14 incidents for January. Other or unknown motives largely drove incidents, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all events tracked in January. Events with other motives included targeting due to perceived corruption, hostility between officials, and a legal case. Targeting of judicial officials slightly increased compared to December, accounting for half of all events tracked in January. Several of these incidents were severe in nature, including death threats over unknown or personal legal motives.

Threats and harassment against local officials remained steady from January to February. The latest Threats and Harassment Dataset (THD) update adds over 30 new events, including 17 for February. Other or unknown motives largely drove incidents, accounting for over two-thirds of all events tracked in February. A clear motive was not identified for most of the incidents recorded during the month, though multiple events were connected to immigration issues and personal legal matters.

A bi-monthly newsletter to share updates from BDI and our network of trainers and practitioners. Tools for non-violently navigating conflict are essential to a healthy democracy. To increase access to these resources, BDI created the Community Safety and De-Escalation Directory - an interactive platform to connect users with a curated network of community safety, de-escalation, and bystander intervention trainers from all around the country.

Threats and harassment against local officials decreased from February to March. The latest Threats and Harassment Dataset (THD) update adds over 30 new events, including 15 for March. Unknown or unclassified motives accounted for the majority of reported events during the month.