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
1001 1913 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic   Illinois (IL), Benton 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1002 1913 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1003 1913 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   California (CA), Wheatland 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1004 1913 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Steubenville 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1005 1913 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Charlotte 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1006 1913 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Calumet 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1007 1913 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Sing Sing 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
1008 1913 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1009 1913 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Patterson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1010 1913 May, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1011 1913 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Buffalo 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1012 1913 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Patterson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1013 1913 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Mucklow 16   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1014 1913 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Mucklow 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1015 1913 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Cabin Creek 50   Wikipedia   📰
1016 1913 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1017 1913 Jan, 1st Assassination Personal   Illinois (IL) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1018 1912 Nov, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), Steele 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1019 1912 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   West Virginia (WV), Dry Branch 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1020 1912 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Louisiana (LA), Grabow 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1021 1912 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Perth Amboy 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1022 1912 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Massachusetts (MA), Lawrence 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Yellen   📰
1023 1912 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Edgewater 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1024 1911 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1025 1911 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Missouri (MO), Macomb 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1026 1911 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1027 1911 Sep, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Missouri (MO), New Madrid 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1028 1911 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   UNKNOWN (UNK), Cleveland 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1029 1911 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Coatesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1030 1911 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Westmoreland 16   Wikipedia   📰
1031 1911 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Lake City 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1032 1911 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Livermore 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1033 1911 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1034 1910 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 26   The New York Times   📰
1035 1910 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Chicago 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1036 1910 Sep, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Florida (FL), Tampa 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1037 1910 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1038 1910 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Palestine 18 EARR: earr   📰
1039 1910 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO), Charleston 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1040 1910 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1041 1910 Jul, 1st Riot   Illinois (IL), Chicago 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1042 1910 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Lincoln 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1043 1910 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 6   The New York Times   📰
1044 1910 Mar, 1st Riot Extralegal   Alabama (AL), Mobile 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1045 1910 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Tampa 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1046 1910 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1047 1910 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1048 1910 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Bethlehem 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1049 1910 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Beaumont 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1050 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Uvalda 3 EARR: earr   📰
1051 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), Jersey City 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1052 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 2 EARR: earr   📰
1053 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), Shreveport 2 EARR: earr   📰
1054 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Mounds 2 EARR: earr   📰
1055 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Houston 1 EARR: earr   📰
1056 1910 Jan, 1st Riot Race   West Virginia (WV), Keystone 1 EARR: earr   📰
1057 1910 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Ohio (OH), Newark 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1058 1909 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Cochran 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1059 1909 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), McKees Rocks 8   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1060 1909 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Montgomery 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1061 1909 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Monroe 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1062 1909 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Missouri (MO), Saint Joseph 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1063 1909 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Texas (TX) 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1064 1909 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Illinois (IL), Alexander 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1065 1909 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Rockwell 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1066 1908 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Illinois (IL), Cairo 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1067 1908 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Hickman 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Vanderwood   📰
1068 1908 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Reelfoot Lake 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1069 1908 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Springfield 13   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1070 1908 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Russellville 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1071 1908 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1072 1908 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Beaumont 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1073 1908 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Birmingham 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1074 1908 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Port Royal 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1075 1908 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Carlisle 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1076 1908 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Golden Pond 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1077 1908 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Tennessee (TN), Montgomery 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1078 1908 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Lincoln 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1079 1907 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Hopkinsville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1080 1907 Aug, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
1081 1907 May, 1st Riot Extralegal   Illinois (IL), Mendota 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1082 1907 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Lorain 1   The New York Times   📰
1083 1907 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Arkansas (AR), Stamps 4   The New York Times   📰
1084 1906 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Kemper 18   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1085 1906 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Mobile 1   The New York Times   📰
1086 1906 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 12 EARR: earr   📰
1087 1906 Aug, 1st Riot Military, Race   Texas (TX), Brownsville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1088 1906 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1089 1906 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1090 1906 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Missouri (MO), Springfield 3 EARR: earr   📰
1091 1906 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Chattanooga 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1092 1906 Feb, 1st Riot Religion   Illinois (IL), Chicago 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1093 1906 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Chattanooga 12 EARR: earr   📰
1094 1906 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Salisbury, Rowan 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1095 1905 May, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1096 1905 Apr, 1st Riot Political   Texas (TX), Hempstead 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1097 1905 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Idaho (ID) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1098 1904 Sep, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Alabama (AL), Huntsville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1099 1904 Aug, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Georgia (GA), Statesboro 2   Grant, Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1100 1904 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Lebanon Junction 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰