This question will use data published by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), which runs the 

For the purposes of this question, "a major spike in protests" means 1,000 or more demonstrations (protests and riots) in a single week in 2025, according to ACLED data.

The last time this threshold was passed was during the 

, in May and June of 2020, visible as the only major spike in the ACLED's 

The largest protests of 2024 were Palestine/Israel demonstrations, which peaked at 643 demonstration events in any single week between April and May.

Will there be a major spike in protests in the United States in any week of 2024, according to ACLED data?