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
1401 1876 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Chapel Hill 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1402 1876 Aug, 1st Riot Race (?)   Louisiana (LA), Monroe 2   The New York Times   📰
1403 1876 Jul, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Hamburg 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1404 1876 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Texas (TX), Denison 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1405 1876 May, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Edgefield 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1406 1876 May, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), West Feliciana / Mississippi (MS), Wilkinson 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1407 1876 May, 1st Riot Political   Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1408 1876 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1409 1876 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Clinton 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1410 1876 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), East Baton Rouge 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1411 1876 Jan, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Edgefield 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1412 1876 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), West Feliciana 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1413 1876 Jan, 1st Riot Political   South Carolina (SC), Edgefield 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1414 1875 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Rolling Fork 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1415 1875 Dec, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Wiggins' Patch ,PA 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1416 1875 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Clinton 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1417 1875 Nov, 1st Riot Political, Race   Mississippi (MS), Columbus 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1418 1875 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Coahoma 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1419 1875 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Rose Hill 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1420 1875 Oct, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Louisiana (LA), East Feliciana 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1421 1875 Oct, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Pottsville 1   The New York Times   📰
1422 1875 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Clinton 40   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1423 1875 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Yazoo City 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1424 1875 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Macon 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1425 1875 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 8   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1426 1875 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1427 1875 May, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Tennessee (TN), Nashville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1428 1875 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Hazelton 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1429 1875 Feb, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Texas (TX), Mason 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1430 1874 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 13   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1431 1874 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Eufaula 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1432 1874 Nov, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1433 1874 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Mobile 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1434 1874 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Eufaula 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1435 1874 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Spring Hill 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1436 1874 Nov, 1st Riot Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1437 1874 Oct, 1st Riot Economic   Nevada (NV), Silver City 5   The New York Times   📰
1438 1874 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), Jackson 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1439 1874 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Kemper 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1440 1874 Oct, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Mahanoy City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1441 1874 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Mongomery 1   The New York Times   📰
1442 1874 Sep, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 32   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1443 1874 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Pickettsville 16   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1444 1874 Aug, 1st Lynching Political, Race   Louisiana (LA), Coushatta 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1445 1874 Aug, 1st Riot Political   Tennessee (TN), Somerville 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1446 1874 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Trenton 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1447 1874 Aug, 1st Riot Political   Kentucky (KY), Lancaster 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1448 1874 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Austin 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1449 1874 May, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Bostrop 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1450 1874 Apr, 1st Riot Political, Race   Arkansas (AR), Pine Bluff 9   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1451 1874 Apr, 1st Riot Political   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1452 1874 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Kentucky (KY), Newport 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1453 1874 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Forkland, Green 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1454 1874 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Texas (TX), Denison 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1455 1873 Apr, 1st Riot Political, Race   Louisiana (LA), Colfax 108   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1456 1873 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Colfax 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1457 1873 Mar, 1st Riot Section   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1458 1872 Oct, 1st Riot Political, Race   Georgia (GA), Macon 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1459 1872 Sep, 1st Riot Labor, Race   New Jersey (NJ), Perth Amboy 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1460 1872 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Missouri (MO), Gunn 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1461 1872 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Nashville 1 Hartford Daily Courant   📰
1462 1872 Jan, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Rochester 4   The New York Times   📰
1463 1871 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Arkansas (AR), Chicot 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1464 1871 Oct, 1st Riot Ethnic   California (CA), Los Angeles 20   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Pinkway   📰
1465 1871 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1466 1871 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Winchester 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1467 1871 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Oak Lake 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1468 1871 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Belmont 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1469 1871 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Sumter 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1470 1871 Aug, 1st Riot Political, Race   Kentucky (KY), Frankfort 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1471 1871 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 56   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1472 1871 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Jackson 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1473 1871 Jul, 1st Riot Political   North Carolina (NC), Wilmington 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1474 1871 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Louisville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1475 1871 Jul, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Barnwell 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1476 1871 May, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Estill 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1477 1871 May, 1st Assassination Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), Newberry 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1478 1871 May, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Haralson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1479 1871 May, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Hampton 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1480 1871 May, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Kemper 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1481 1871 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Washington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1482 1871 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Meridian 40   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1483 1871 Mar, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Georgia (GA), Sandersville, Washington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1484 1871 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), York 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1485 1871 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Charles 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1486 1871 Feb, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   South Carolina (SC), Union 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1487 1871 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Clarendon, Sumter None   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1488 1871 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Union 9   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1489 1871 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Scranton 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1490 1871 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Lexington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1491 1871 Jan, 1st Lynching   Kentucky (KY), Stanton 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1492 1871 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Stamping Ground 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1493 1870 Dec, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Union 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1494 1870 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), York 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1495 1870 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), York 11   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1496 1870 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 5   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1497 1870 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Coosa 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1498 1870 Nov, 1st Lynching Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), Union 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1499 1870 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1500 1870 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), Donaldsonville 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰