Section: CrisisDB / US Political Violence Database
🇺🇸 US Political Violence Database
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Collection of historical records of violent incidents in the United States, spanning from 1782 to the present day. The dataset is categorized by date, incident type, subtypes, casualties, geographical location of the violence, documented fatalities, and the authoritative sources from which this data is derived. Additionally, each entry includes a detailed narrative describing the specific circumstances surrounding the violent incident.
For the explanation of the methodology underlying this data collection, see:
Turchin, P. 2012. Dynamics of Political Instability in the United States, 1780–2010. Journal of Peace Research 4:577-591.
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Term Definition
Riot A group (12 or more people) attempting to impose their will through the use of lethal force outside the normal bounds of law (“group on group”)
Lynching A group of people killing one or few persons (“group on individual”)
Terrorism One or few people attempting to kill many members of a certain social category: racial, ethnic, government, school, business, society as a whole (“individual on group”)
Assassination One or few people killing another individual belonging to a certain social category (“individual on individual”)
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# Date Type Subtype(s)   Location(s) Fatalities Source(s) Narrative Edit
901 1918 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Ben Hur 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
902 1918 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Texas (TX) 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
903 1918 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Louisiana (LA), Mangham 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
904 1918 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Arkansas (AR), Earle 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
905 1918 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Oklahoma (OK), Madill 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
906 1918 May, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Brooks Flowndes 11   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
907 1918 May, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Miami 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
908 1918 May, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Cordele 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
909 1918 May, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Rel Level 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
910 1918 May, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Erwin 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
911 1918 May, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Barnesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
912 1918 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Mississippi (MS), Poplarville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
913 1918 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Kentucky (KY), Lexington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
914 1918 Apr, 1st Lynching Political   Illinois (IL), Collinsville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
915 1918 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal   California (CA), Monroe 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
916 1918 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Lewiston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
917 1918 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Crawfordville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
918 1918 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Hillsboro 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
919 1918 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Monroe 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
920 1918 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Delhi 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
921 1918 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Estill Springs 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
922 1918 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Estill Springs 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
923 1918 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Aberdeen 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
924 1918 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Estill Springs 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
925 1918 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Chester 5 EARR: earr   📰
926 1918 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Valdosta 4 EARR: earr   📰
927 1918 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Hazelhurst 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
928 1917 Dec, 1st Riot   Connecticut (CT), Bridgeport 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
929 1917 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Wyoming (WY), Rock Spring 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
930 1917 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Dyersburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
931 1917 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Metter 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
932 1917 Nov, 1st Terrorism Political   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 10   Wikipedia   📰
933 1917 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   West Virginia (WV), Welch 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
934 1917 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
935 1917 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
936 1917 Oct, 1st Riot Other   New Jersey (NJ), Jersey City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
937 1917 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Virginia (VA), Danville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
938 1917 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
939 1917 Sep, 1st Riot Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
940 1917 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Goose Creek 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
941 1917 Aug, 1st Riot Military   Texas (TX), Houston 20   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
942 1917 Aug, 1st Lynching Labor   Montana (MT), Butte 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
943 1917 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Virginia (VA), Heathsville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
944 1917 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Lima 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
945 1917 Jul, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 150   Wikipedia   📰
946 1917 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Chester 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
947 1917 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Arizona (AZ), Bisbee 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
948 1917 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Missouri (MO), Flat River 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
949 1917 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Joliet Penitentiary 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
950 1917 May, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
951 1917 May, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
952 1917 Mar, 1st Riot Economic   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
953 1917 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
954 1916 Nov, 1st Riot Labor   Washington (WA), Everett 7   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
955 1916 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Bayonne 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
956 1916 Oct, 1st Riot Extralegal   Florida (FL), Gainesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
957 1916 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Abbeville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
958 1916 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Hohenwald 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
959 1916 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Washington (WA), Tacoma 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
960 1916 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), San Francisco 10   Wikipedia   📰
961 1916 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Virginia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
962 1916 May, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
963 1916 May, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Waco 1 EARR: earr   📰
964 1916 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
965 1916 Feb, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Early 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
966 1916 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Youngstown 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
967 1916 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Bartow 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
968 1916 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Lee 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
969 1916 Jan, 1st Riot Religion   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittston 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
970 1915 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Early 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
971 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Eastman 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
972 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Arkansas (AR), Forest City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
973 1915 Dec, 1st Riot Political   South Carolina (SC), Charleston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
974 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Mississippi (MS), Aberdeen 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
975 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Columbus 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
976 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Henderson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
977 1915 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ) 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
978 1915 Aug, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Texas (TX) 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
979 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Missouri (MO), Clarkesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
980 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Bainbridge 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
981 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Marietta 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
982 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Dresden 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
983 1915 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Temple 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
984 1915 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Massena 1   The New York Times   📰
985 1915 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Bayonne 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
986 1915 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Farmington 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
987 1915 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Monticello 4   The New York Times   📰
988 1915 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
989 1915 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New Hampshire (NH), Nashua 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
990 1914 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Colorado Mine Fields 200   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
991 1914 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Ludlow 26   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
992 1914 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Colliers 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
993 1914 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
994 1913 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), Williston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
995 1913 Nov, 1st Riot Labor   Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 2   The New York Times   📰
996 1913 Nov, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Calumet 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
997 1913 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Walsenburg 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
998 1913 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Calumet 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
999 1913 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Forbes 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1000 1913 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Harriston 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰