Risk of unrest in US at highest levels since 2020 protests

Risk of unrest in US at highest levels since 2020 protests | Maplecroft

The current volatile political landscape in the US provides an environment that could spark violent protests and riots in the run-up to and after the election.

US faces highest risk of unrest since 2020 protests, says Verisk

As the US presidential election approaches, the potential for political violence, including large-scale protests, is increasing due to the ...

Risks of Violence around the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: A Primer

Has anything happened to lower the risk level since 2020? ... Yes. Some of the risk-lowering factors reflect the passage of time: the 2020 protest ...

Preparing for Civil Unrest During 2024 Elections

As the U.S. gears up for the 2024 elections, global and national tensions are reaching unprecedented heights. Political dissatisfaction, economic strain, ...

Demonstrations and Political Violence in America: New Data for ...

While the US has long been home to a vibrant protest environment, demonstrations surged to new levels in 2020. Between 24 May and 22 August, ...

2024 US Election: Political violence is a genuine risk for businesses

Civil disorder has accompanied the past two US Presidential election cycles, from rioting at anti-Trump demonstrations in 2016 to the storming of the Capitol ...

When is quiet too quiet? Understanding shifts in extremist ... - acled

Indeed, even before these more recent developments, ACLED noted an elevated risk for political violence in the United States in 2024. After all, ...

Global Protest Tracker - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

A one-stop source for following crucial trends in the most significant antigovernment protests worldwide since 2017. Last updated on October 11, 2024For a ...

Civil unrest and political instability increases due to COVID-19

Civil unrest rose globally by 10%, with Belarus recording the largest deterioration. There were 14,871 violent demonstrations, protests and riots recorded ...

Social Unrest is Rising, Adding to Risks for Global Economy

Perhaps most prominent was a wave of protest which began in Chile and swept through parts of Latin America in October and November 2019.

47 Countries Witness Surge In Civil Unrest - Maplecroft

The number of countries rated extreme risk in the Civil Unrest Index has also jumped by 66.7%; from 12 in 2019 to 20 by early 2020. Countries ...

Protest During a Pandemic: How Covid-19 Affected Social ...

... rates approximately 5 times higher than White Americans. The same is true for non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska natives (CDC, 2020). The spotlight ...

Managing the increasing threat of political violence and civil unrest

Since then, higher levels of organization and accumulated grievances could increase the chance of more violence happening in 2024, with greater ...

Is the United States at Risk of Large-Scale Civil Conflict?

What makes this moment different from previous waves of protests? ... The US still has higher levels of institutional governance than the average for high-income ...

How 2020 protests changed insurance forever

The 2020 US protests were unusual for the insurance industry for two reasons. First, the cost was unprecedented. According to proprietary data ...

Pushed to Extremes: Domestic Terrorism amid Polarization ... - CSIS

In 2019, only 2 percent of all U.S. terrorist attacks and plots occurred at demonstrations, but this portion rose to 47 percent in 2020 and 53 ...

Police and Protests: The Inequity of Police Responses to Racial ...

An overwhelming majority (an estimated 93%) of racial justice demonstrations in the summer of 2020 involved no violence, property destruction, or road blockades ...

A Review of the Department of Justice's Response to Protest Activity ...

Our review found that personnel from three DOJ law enforcement components—the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the ...

Pandemic, Social Unrest, and Crime in U.S. Cities

Rates of homicide and aggravated assault also increased significantly in late May of 2020. Some of the violence was directly connected to the protest activity, ...

Strikes, riots and civil commotion outlook 2023 | AGCS

Civil unrest risks rose in over 50% of countries between Q2 and Q3 2022, according to the Verisk Maplecroft Civil Unrest Index [1]. Out of 198 ...