Section: CrisisDB / US Political Violence Database
🇺🇸 US Political Violence Database
(Paginated Mode)
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.
This dataset is still a work in progress, especially for the 2010–2025 period. Suggestions for missing events are welcome. Please contact us at seshatghd@gmail.com.
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
1001 1916 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Bayonne 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1002 1916 Oct, 1st Riot Extralegal   Florida (FL), Gainesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1003 1916 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Abbeville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1004 1916 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Hohenwald 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1005 1916 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Washington (WA), Tacoma 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1006 1916 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), San Francisco 10   Wikipedia   📰
1007 1916 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Virginia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1008 1916 May, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1009 1916 May, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Waco 1 EARR: earr   📰
1010 1916 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1011 1916 Feb, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Early 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1012 1916 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Youngstown 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1013 1916 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Bartow 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1014 1916 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Lee 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1015 1916 Jan, 1st Riot Religion   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittston 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1016 1915 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Early 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1017 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Eastman 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1018 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Arkansas (AR), Forest City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1019 1915 Dec, 1st Riot Political   South Carolina (SC), Charleston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1020 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Mississippi (MS), Aberdeen 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1021 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Columbus 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1022 1915 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Henderson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1023 1915 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ) 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1024 1915 Aug, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Texas (TX) 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1025 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Missouri (MO), Clarkesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1026 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Bainbridge 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1027 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Marietta 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1028 1915 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Dresden 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1029 1915 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Temple 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1030 1915 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Massena 1   The New York Times   📰
1031 1915 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Bayonne 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1032 1915 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Farmington 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1033 1915 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Monticello 4   The New York Times   📰
1034 1915 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1035 1915 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New Hampshire (NH), Nashua 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1036 1914 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Colorado Mine Fields 200   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1037 1914 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Ludlow 26   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1038 1914 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Colliers 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1039 1914 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1040 1913 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), Williston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1041 1913 Nov, 1st Riot Labor   Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 2   The New York Times   📰
1042 1913 Nov, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Calumet 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1043 1913 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Walsenburg 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1044 1913 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Calumet 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1045 1913 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Forbes 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1046 1913 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Harriston 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1047 1913 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic   Illinois (IL), Benton 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1048 1913 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1049 1913 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   California (CA), Wheatland 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1050 1913 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Steubenville 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1051 1913 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Charlotte 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1052 1913 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Calumet 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1053 1913 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Sing Sing 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
1054 1913 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1055 1913 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Patterson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1056 1913 May, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1057 1913 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Buffalo 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1058 1913 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Patterson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1059 1913 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Mucklow 16   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1060 1913 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Mucklow 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1061 1913 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Cabin Creek 50   Wikipedia   📰
1062 1913 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1063 1913 Jan, 1st Assassination Personal   Illinois (IL) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1064 1912 Nov, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), Steele 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1065 1912 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Dry Branch 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1066 1912 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Louisiana (LA), Grabow 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1067 1912 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Perth Amboy 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1068 1912 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Massachusetts (MA), Lawrence 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Yellen   📰
1069 1912 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Edgewater 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1070 1911 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1071 1911 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Missouri (MO), Macomb 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1072 1911 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1073 1911 Sep, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Missouri (MO), New Madrid 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1074 1911 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   UNKNOWN (UNK), Cleveland 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1075 1911 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Coatesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1076 1911 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Westmoreland 16   Wikipedia   📰
1077 1911 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Lake City 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1078 1911 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1079 1911 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Livermore 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1080 1910 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 26   The New York Times   📰
1081 1910 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Chicago 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1082 1910 Sep, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Florida (FL), Tampa 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1083 1910 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1084 1910 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Palestine 18 EARR: earr   📰
1085 1910 Jul, 1st Riot   Illinois (IL), Chicago 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1086 1910 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1087 1910 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO), Charleston 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1088 1910 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Lincoln 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1089 1910 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 6   The New York Times   📰
1090 1910 Mar, 1st Riot Extralegal   Alabama (AL), Mobile 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1091 1910 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Tampa 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1092 1910 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1093 1910 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1094 1910 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Beaumont 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1095 1910 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Bethlehem 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1096 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Uvalda 3 EARR: earr   📰
1097 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Jersey City 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1098 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), Shreveport 2 EARR: earr   📰
1099 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Mounds 2 EARR: earr   📰
1100 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 2 EARR: earr   📰