Jan. 6 Arrests Continue Brisk Pace in 2024, Nearing 1,400 Mark

The 122 arrests through April 5 outpace the 70 arrests in 2023 and the 50 arrests in 2022, DOJ data show. Nearly 7 in 10 guilty pleas are for misdemeanors.

Metropolitan Police use high-velocity pepper spray against protesters on the West Plaza of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

The number of people arrested for alleged Jan. 6 crimes at the U.S. Capitol is nearing 1,400 as the rate of arrests showed a sharp increase in the first quarter compared to 2023 and 2022, a report shows.

The U.S. Department of Justice reported that as of the close of business on April 5, 1,387 people have been arrested since the breach and violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.