Jan. 6 Arrests Running at Nearly Double the Rate of 2023 and 2022: Report

The U.S. Department of Justice reports 1,424 people have been arrested on Jan. 6 charges—at the quickest pace since 2021.

Capitol Police officers use pepper spray and tear gas to clear protesters from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Nearly 1,425 people have been arrested on Jan. 6 charges, with 2024 arrests running at almost double the rate from 2023 and 2022, a U.S. Department of Justice report shows.

Through close of business on May 3, the FBI has arrested 1,424 suspects in the 40 months since the breach and violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the DOJ reported in its monthly update.