Comparison of January 6 with the 2021 BLM riots Incidents: 1 riot lasting 5 hours on January 6, 574 riots involving violent acts in 140 cities for the 2020 BLM riots Weapons: Poles, bats, chemical irritants on January 6 and shootings, explosive devices, molotov cocktails, hard objects thrown, lasers fired into officers eyes, fire (arson), knives, cars as weapons, bats, poles and irritants for the 2020 BLM riots Officers assaulted: 140 on Jan 6 and 2037 for the 2020 BLM riots Federal charges: Over