Well if you read https://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/ he is saying that we are in the "Turbulent Twenties" and compared to the recent past there is significant political and social upheaval. Essentially the US is in a "chaotic period" where a spark could start a civil war or government collapse.
But on an absolute scale, though, I guess this trend is easy to miss. The riots have only involved a few thousand people, and they haven't been incredibly violent or anything, a few people dead but not a lot. If you don't follow the news closely you could probably miss everything but the Capitol riot.