![]() ![]() ![]() Approximately 9% of all demonstration events associated with the BLM movement - or nearly one in 10 events - have been met with intervention by police or other authorities.The vast majority of these events - more than 93% - involve non-violent demonstrators.States with the most events: California (819), New York (430), Florida (380), and Illinois (331).Since 26 May, the day after George Floyd was killed by police, ACLED records over 7,750 demonstrations associated with the BLM movement across more than 2,440 locations in all 50 states and DC.2 This does not include other social justice demonstrations the percentage would be even higher if social justice demonstrations that did not explicitly cite BLM as a driver were included. Nearly 73% of all demonstrations over this period are associated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. Well over 80% of all demonstrations reported during this period are connected to the Black Lives Matter movement or the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 See the US Crisis Monitor FAQs for more information about coding methodology and definitions. Fewer than 570 - or approximately 5% - involve demonstrators engaging in violence. Over 10,100 of these - or nearly 95% - involve peaceful protesters. The full dataset and crisis mapping tool are updated weekly and freely available for public use.Ä«etween 24 May and 22 August, ACLED records more than 10,600 demonstration events across the country. ![]()
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