USCP Threat Assessment Cases for 2025
The number of United States Capitol Police (USCP) threat assessment cases has climbed for the third year in a row. In 2025, the USCP’s Threat Assessment Section (TAS) investigated 14,938 concerning statements, behaviors, and communications directed against Members of Congress, their families, staff, and the Capitol Complex.
These are the TAS case numbers for the last five years:
- 9,474 in 2024
- 8,008 in 2023
- 7,501 in 2022
- 9,625 in 2021
- 8,613 in 2020
“While security on Capitol Grounds has already improved, we have been strengthening our partnerships with law enforcement agencies across the country to keep the Members of Congress safe when they are away from Capitol Hill,” said U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan. “We want to make sure agencies have the resources they need to be able to enhance protection, which is critical to the democratic process.”
The USCP establishes formal agreements with partner law enforcement agencies to coordinate law enforcement assistance for Members of Congress in their home districts. The number of these formal agreements tripled in 2025 – from roughly 115 department to more than 350 departments across the country.
“For any agency that does not have a formal agreement with us, I would encourage them to proactively reach out,” said USCP Intelligence Services Bureau Director Ravi Satkalmi. “The agreement provides a framework for us to reimburse partner agencies for support they provide to help secure Members of Congress.”
The USCP has also expanded its Protective Intelligence Operations Center (PIOC), which launched in 2024 to receive and process reports regarding the safety of the Members of Congress.
“The PIOC is a 24/7 center, which works closely with the House and Senate Sergeant at Arms on the safety and security of the Members of Congress,” said Acting Assistant Chief of Police for Protective and Intelligence Operations, Jeanita Mitchell. “We, and both Sergeant at Arms, are seeing an increase of reporting through our outreach efforts with the Congressional Community.”
Members of Congress of both political parties receive a wide range of threats and concerning statements, which can be sent through the mail, e-mail, telephone, and social media. People continue to have a false sense of anonymity online, which has resulted in more investigations during the past several years. Decreasing violent political rhetoric is one of the best ways to decrease the number of threats across the country.
The USCP partners with federal, state and local law enforcement and prosecutors throughout the country to investigate and mitigate threats to Members of Congress, their families, staff and district offices.
To better protect the Legislative Branch, the USCP hired attorneys and detailed them to work for the Department of Justice (DOJ) as prosecutors who specialize in the unique types of threat cases faced by the Congress. The Special Assistant U.S. Attorney’s (SAUSAs) consulted with agents on 875 cases and worked on 1,705 subpoenas.