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Election violence spiked worldwide in 2020 – will this year be better?

  • Written by Clayton Besaw, Research Affiliate and Senior Analyst, University of Central Florida
Election violence spiked worldwide in 2020 – will this year be better?The U.S. was one of 33 countries to experience election-related violence in 2020 – the worst year for peaceful elections ever. Brent Stirton/Getty Images

The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 shocked Americans and the world. But the U.S. was not alone in its rocky transfer of power: Last year saw more election-related violence than...

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