A report produced by federal investigators at the U.S. Capitol Police Department reveals the number of investigations Threat to Congress At a time when toxic and sinister in American politics, the Capitol ranks second in the 2024 record.

The agency's Threat Division investigated 9,474 "relevant statements or direct threats" against MPs, a sharp increase from the 8,008 cases investigated in 2023. The number in 2024 is almost three times the number of threats investigated in 2017. Compared to 2021, this is the most number of police officers in the U.S. Capitol in a year.

CBS's news review of the scope of threat cases investigated and prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a range of crimes that found cases cover different states and territories.

In a recent case, a man from San Jose, California, was accused of using Instagram to send a message to Florida lawmakers in early 2024 saying: “I’m going to bring the gun to your office tomorrow and shoot you and your employees. "

In June, the Justice Department announced that an Alaska man pleaded guilty to federal charges, demanding interstate threats for kidnapping and injuring U.S. senators.

The Justice Department also prosecuted and helped investigate a new wave of bomb attacks against members of Congress. Over the past year, a swing attack has hit a false 911 call to attract police SWAT teams to respond to targeted houses, putting several MPs at threat. In 2024, two foreign nationals were accused of targeting dozens of MPs and threatening to crack down on the incident.

Some recent waves of death threats include voicemail messages left on the phone system of Congress members’ offices, or vulgar and violent calls received by their employees and interns.

Earlier last year, a Florida jury ruled a person posed a death threat to a member of Congress. According to the Justice Department, the man’s message threatened: “You will be murdered. – You are dead.”

"We must continue to enhance our protection and intelligence operations to keep up with this evolving threat environment," Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger said in a statement.

In 2023, a man wielding a baseball bat beats staff inside the office of Rep. Gerry Connolly, Democrat of Virginia, highlighting how members of Congress and their employees are in their hometown offices, communities and travel. "Whether the January 6 uprising and the attack on my regional offices, I can prove with my own eyes the critical importance of the U.S. Capitol police mission," Connolly told CBS News.

Rep. Joe Morelle, a New York Democrat, a ranking member of the House Management Committee, told CBS News that she “will continue to do everything she can to ensure members, visitors and staff are safe and that we are safe. The partner has the resources needed to perform the task.”

“The threat to Congress’ security and membership safety is more serious than ever since violent criminals were pardoned by the president and released to DC and our area,” she said.