January 6 arrests up 43% in first 7 months of 2024, DOJ reports

[Brent]

Nearly 1,490 people have been collared on Jan. 6-related charges, with arrests in the first seven months of 2024 running at a significantly higher rate than in 2023 and 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice reported Aug. 6.

Since Jan. 6, 2021, the FBI has arrested 1,488 people — including 223 so far in 2024, according to the DOJ's 43-month Jan. 6 update.

The year-to-date arrest total is up 43% from the first seven months of 2023 and 65% higher than in the first seven months of 2022, according to DOJ statistics.

The most common charge overall is entering and remaining in a restricted federal building or grounds, lodged against 1,417 people, including 171 accused of doing so with a deadly or dangerous weapon. Weapons have ranged from knives, bats, and flagpoles to pepper spray and motorcycle gloves.

Nobody has been charged with insurrection.