In recent years, search interest in events of political violence quickly dissipates

Monthly Google search interest scores for terms linked to select instances of political violence in the two years following each incident

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*Event happened less than two years ago.
Note: Google search interest score is relative to the time of peak interest in the topic. Each search term is listed in bold above. Google interest scores are as of Sept. 11, 2025.

Source: Google Trends Jessica Piper/POLITICO