Church attacks in the U.S. surged from 50 incidents in 2018 to 485 in 2023, with 415 reported in 2024 across 43 states, according to a report by evangelical nonprofit Family Research Council.
Attacks targeting churches in the U.S. have increased significantly in recent years, according to a report, and the recent shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school is the latest example.
In the report, the Family Research Council, an evangelical nonprofit and activist group, identified 1,384 incidents of hostility against U.S. churches between January 2018 and December 2024.
The group recorded 50 incidents in 2018, 83 in 2019, 55 in 2020 and 98 in 2021.
The report then found a dramatic rise in incidents beginning in 2022 when there were 198 recorded instances, followed by 485 in 2023 and 415 in 2024.
There was then a dip last year, although 415 incidents were still reported, affecting a total of 383 churches across 43 states, according to the group.
«In 2024, the number of incidents leveled off with 415. However, this total from one 12-month span is nearly equal to the findings from our very first report, which covered 57 months», the report reads.
