Seven months after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the United States Capitol, more than 500 people have been arrested and charged in federal court for their alleged role in the riots. Most arrests have taken place in Florida, followed closely by Texas and Pennsylvania.
Main facts
- Florida has seen more Jan. 6 arrests than any other state, with at least 56 arrests in the Sunshine State so far, according to a U.S. Department of Justice tracker.
- Texas is close behind, with 55 people charged in connection with the Capitol assault. In total, more than 20% of those charged with federal crimes related to the riots were arrested in Florida or Texas.
- Pennsylvania is third so far with 47, followed by New York with 41 and Ohio with 27.
- The site with the highest number of arrests per capita is Washington, DC, with 24 arrests, followed by Montana with 5, and Pennsylvania.
- States where only one person has been charged include Hawaii, Alaska, Nebraska, Mississippi and Connecticut, where only one person has been charged with a federal crime in each state.
- The following states have not been charged in federal court in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riots: North Dakota, South Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming.
Important figure
More than 570. That’s the number of people who were arrested for crimes committed on Capitol Hill in January, the US Department of Justice said last week. More than 170 have been charged with assaulting or obstructing law enforcement, the agency said.
Surprising fact
After the FBI asked the public for help identifying people who may have committed crimes on Capitol Hill on Jan. 6, some suspects were reported by people they knew, after those suspects themselves posted on social media about their involvement in the riot. Several of them had even posted incriminating evidence on online dating platforms like Bumble.
The context
The DOJ is still in the process of identifying and apprehending rioters, and some individuals who have been arrested or charged may not yet appear on the agency’s tracker. The location of the suspect’s arrest is not always reported in cases in the agency’s tracking system. Every person on the list is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. Last month, a Florida man named Paul Allard Hodgkins became the first person to be sentenced to prison for the riots and he will serve an eight-month sentence.
Article translated from Forbes US – Author: Carlie Porterfield
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