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.
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
1101 1904 Apr, 1st Riot Military   Florida (FL), Pensacola 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1102 1904 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Arkansas (AR), St. Charles 13   The New York Times   📰
1103 1904 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Ohio (OH), Springfield 1 EARR: earr   📰
1104 1904 Feb, 1st Riot Extralegal, Race   Mississippi (MS), Doddsville 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1105 1904 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1106 1903 Dec, 1st Riot Political   Vermont (VT), Barre 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1107 1903 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 9   The New York Times   📰
1108 1903 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Lincoln 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1109 1903 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 2   The New York Times   📰
1110 1903 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Indiana 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1111 1903 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Beaumont 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1112 1903 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Delaware (DE), Wilmington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, The New York Times   📰
1113 1903 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Illinois (IL), Belleville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1114 1903 Jun, 1st Riot   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1115 1903 May, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1116 1903 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Missouri (MO), Joplin 2 EARR: earr   📰
1117 1903 Feb, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Waycross 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1118 1903 Jan, 1st Riot Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Montgomery 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1119 1903 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Shreveport 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1120 1903 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1121 1902 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1122 1902 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Corinth 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1123 1902 May, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1124 1902 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Shreveport 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1125 1902 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1126 1901 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Kansas (KS), Leavenworth, Leavenworth 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
1127 1901 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Carrollton 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1128 1901 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Missouri (MO), Pierce City 2 EARR: earr   📰
1129 1901 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Telluride 2   The New York Times   📰
1130 1901 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Albany 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1131 1901 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Montgomery 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1132 1901 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   California (CA), Modoc 5   The New York Times   📰
1133 1901 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   New York (NY), Buffalo 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1134 1900 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Texas (TX), Anderson, Grimes 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1135 1900 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Colorado (CO), Denver 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1136 1900 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Hazelton 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1137 1900 Oct, 1st Riot Ethnic, Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Sheppton-Oneida 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1138 1900 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic, Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Shenandoah 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1139 1900 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Harrisburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1140 1900 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), South West Louisiana 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1141 1900 Aug, 1st Riot Extralegal, Race   Ohio (OH), Akron 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1142 1900 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 12 EARR: earr   📰
1143 1900 Jul, 1st Terrorism Race   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 9   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1144 1900 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Huntsville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1145 1900 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1146 1900 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Biloxi 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1147 1900 May, 1st Riot Labor   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1148 1900 Apr, 1st Riot Ethnic, Labor   New York (NY), Mamaroneck 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1149 1900 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1150 1900 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Port Arthur 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1151 1900 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Grimes 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1152 1900 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Kansas (KS) 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1153 1900 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Indiana (IN), Evansville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1154 1900 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Kentucky (KY) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1155 1899 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Carterville 5   The New York Times   📰
1156 1899 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1157 1899 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Alabama (AL), Bassemo 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1158 1899 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Idaho (ID), Coeur d'Alene 2   The New York Times   📰
1159 1899 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Georgia (GA), Palmetto 1 EARR: earr   📰
1160 1899 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Newman 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1161 1899 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Palmetto 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1162 1899 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1163 1898 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Woodsbridge 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1164 1898 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Indiana (IN), Scottsburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1165 1898 Nov, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Wilmington 100 EARR: earr   📰
1166 1898 Nov, 1st Riot Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), Greenwood 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1167 1898 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Anniston 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1168 1898 Nov, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Piney Grove 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1169 1898 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1170 1898 Nov, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Illinois (IL), Lacon 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1171 1898 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Wellborn 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1172 1898 Oct, 10th Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1173 1898 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Virden 11   Wikipedia   📰
1174 1898 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Maryland (MD), Annapolis 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1175 1898 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1176 1898 Sep, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Illinois (IL), Carterville 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1177 1898 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Pana 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Shapiro   📰
1178 1898 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1179 1898 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Darien, McIntosh 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1180 1898 May, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Concord 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1181 1898 May, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Doyline 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1182 1898 May, 1st Lynching Race   Maryland (MD), Salisbury 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1183 1898 Apr, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Pana 7 EARR: earr   📰
1184 1898 Mar, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Colorado (CO), border / Wyoming (WY), border 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1185 1898 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Oklahoma (OK), Muskogee 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1186 1898 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Senatobia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1187 1898 Feb, 1st Riot Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), Lake City 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1188 1898 Feb, 1st Lynching Ethnic   Oklahoma (OK), Guthrie 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1189 1898 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Mayfield 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1190 1898 Feb, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Alaska (AK) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1191 1898 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Harpersville 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1192 1898 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Louisiana (LA), Tallulah 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1193 1898 Jan, 1st Lynching Ethnic   Arkansas (AR), Fort Smith 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1194 1898 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Oklahoma (OK) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1195 1897 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Kentucky (KY), Frankfort 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1196 1897 Nov, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), Williamsport 3   The New York Times   📰
1197 1897 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Lattimer 19   Wikipedia   📰
1198 1897 Sep, 1st Riot   Pennsylvania (PA), Hazelton 19   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1199 1897 Sep, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Indiana (IN), Osgood 5   The New York Times   📰
1200 1897 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 3   The New York Times   📰