Number of Threats Against Members of Congress Increasing

Congressman Steve Scalise (R-La.) speaks to guests at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 26, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—More senators and representatives are receiving threats against them and/or their families and staff members than at this point in 2018, and last year had the most cases ever, according to Capitol Hill Chief of Police Steven A. Sund.

“We continue to see the threat assessment cases that we’re opening continue to grow,” Sund told the House Administration Committee on July 16.