U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran says the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats targeting protectees. Curran made the remarks during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday, stating that the number reflects a roughly 40% increase compared with the prior year. He described the current environment as increasingly volatile, adding that the threat volume is “off the charts” relative to last year.
One outlet reports the agency’s figure in terms of the first half of the year, noting that the threats involve protectees including President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials. The accounts agree that the Secret Service is tracking and investigating thousands of threat reports as part of its protective mission, and that the threat investigation count is rising year over year.
The reports do not detail specific threat types, geographic distribution, or outcomes of the investigations. They focus primarily on the overall number of investigations and the director’s comparison to the previous year.
