Longitudinal Event Data
The Threats and Harassment Dataset (THD) is a first-of-its-kind public dataset capturing hostility against local officials in the United States. The longitudinal event-based data tracks the rate, frequency, types, and targets of threats and harassment faced by a wide range of local officials around the country, from elected officials at the municipal, county, and township level to appointed officials and election workers. The THD will be updated monthly to provide users with near-real-time data on the evolving threat and harassment landscape going into the election and beyond, in order to better support evidence-based decision-making to protect civic spaces.
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Publications and Press Releases
Anti-immigration incidents in Ohio accounted for 50% of all reported threat and harassment events targeting local officials around the country in September.
Incidents more than doubled nationwide amid heightened tensions following the Trump rally shooting in Pennsylvania and a series of cases where multiple officials were targeted simultaneously in states like Washington and Tennessee.
Now publicly available and comprehensively coded, our first-of-its-kind dataset captures more than 750 events targeting a wide range of local officials – from elected leaders to poll workers – and will be updated monthly going into the 2024 election.
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The dataset is currently updated through October 2024.
UTH Consortium
The THD is made possible by the UTH consortium. Current members of the consortium include the Anti-Defamation League, the Brennan Center for Justice, CivicPulse, the Prosecution Project, the National League of Cities, and the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, among others. BDI regularly works to expand data contributions to address gaps in coverage. If you believe your organization has relevant data to contribute, please reach out to [email protected]. For more information about the UTH project and how to cite the research, check our FAQ sheet.
The project is supported by the Brennan Center for Justice, the Bipartisan Policy Center, and generous flexible support from BDI’s core funders, following essential start-up funds from the Anti-Defamation League and Stand Together Trust.