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
1501 1870 Oct, 1st Riot Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), Laurensville 13   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Trelease   📰
1502 1870 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Marianna 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1503 1870 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Eutaw 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1504 1870 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1505 1870 Sep, 1st Lynching Political, Race   Alabama (AL), Greene 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1506 1870 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Peekskill 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1507 1870 Aug, 1st Assassination Political, Race   Alabama (AL), Gainesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1508 1870 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Lexington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1509 1870 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Versailles 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1510 1870 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Cross Plains 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1511 1870 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Cross Plains 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1512 1870 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 3   Cook, Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1513 1870 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1514 1870 Jul, 1st Riot Extralegal   Illinois (IL), Oquawka 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1515 1870 Jul, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Belmont 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1516 1870 May, 1st Assassination Political   North Carolina (NC), Caswell 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1517 1870 Mar, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Mississippi (MS), Jacinto 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1518 1870 Mar, 1st Assassination Political, Race   Alabama (AL), Eaton, Green 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1519 1870 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Graham, Alamance 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1520 1870 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Lexington 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1521 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Greene 7   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1522 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Fayette 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1523 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Calhoun 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1524 1870 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY) 3   The New York Times   📰
1525 1870 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Tuscaloosa, Green, Sunter, Tuscaloosa, Pickens 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1526 1870 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Danville 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1527 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Manchester 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1528 1870 Jan, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Graham 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1529 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Winston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1530 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Tishomingo 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1531 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Okibbeha 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1532 1870 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Texas (TX) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1533 1870 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Hale 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1534 1869 Dec, 1st Riot Section   Tennessee (TN), Obion 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1535 1869 Dec, 1st Riot Political   New York (NY), New York City 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1536 1869 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Alamance 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1537 1869 Dec, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Alamance 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1538 1869 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Alamance 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1539 1869 Aug, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Mobile 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1540 1869 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Hillsborough 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1541 1869 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Livingston 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1542 1869 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Tennessee Valley 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1543 1869 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Hillsborough 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1544 1869 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Green 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1545 1869 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Virginia (VA), Heathsville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1546 1869 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Dyer, Weakley 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1547 1869 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY) 25   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1548 1869 Jul, 1st Riot Race, Section   Alabama (AL), Lawrence 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1549 1869 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Georgia (GA), Dawson, Terell 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1550 1869 Jun, 1st Riot Race, Section   Alabama (AL), Huntsville 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1551 1869 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   New Jersey (NJ), Hudson City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1552 1869 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Garrand 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1553 1869 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Alamance 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1554 1869 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Warren 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1555 1869 Mar, 1st Lynching Political   Georgia (GA), Warrenton 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1556 1869 Feb, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1557 1869 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Morgan 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1558 1869 Jan, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Moore 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1559 1869 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Carolina (NC), Kinston 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1560 1869 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Shelbyville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1561 1869 Jan, 1st Riot Land   New York (NY), Rensselear 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1562 1869 Jan, 1st Lynching Political   Tennessee (TN), Columbia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1563 1869 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Kentucky (KY), Georgetown 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1564 1869 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Hillsborough 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1565 1868 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Overton 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1566 1868 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Indiana (IN), New Albany 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1567 1868 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Pulaski 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1568 1868 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Warren 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1569 1868 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Georgia (GA), Savannah 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1570 1868 Nov, 1st Riot Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), White Hall, Abbeville 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1571 1868 Nov, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Florence 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1572 1868 Nov, 1st Riot Political, Race   Tennessee (TN), Pulaski 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1573 1868 Nov, 1st Riot Political, Race   Georgia (GA), Ogeechee 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1574 1868 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Arkansas (AR), Center Point 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1575 1868 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA) 175   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1576 1868 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 19   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1577 1868 Oct, 1st Riot Race, Section   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1578 1868 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), Jefferson 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1579 1868 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), Opelousas 7   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1580 1868 Oct, 1st Assassination Political   Louisiana (LA), Mary 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1581 1868 Oct, 1st Riot Political, Race   Alabama (AL), Huntsville 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1582 1868 Oct, 1st Lynching Section   Arkansas (AR), Monticello 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1583 1868 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Warren 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1584 1868 Oct, 1st Assassination Political   South Carolina (SC), Newbury 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1585 1868 Oct, 1st Assassination Political, Race   South Carolina (SC), Donaldville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Williamnson   📰
1586 1868 Oct, 1st Assassination Political, Race   Alabama (AL), Samter 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1587 1868 Oct, 1st Assassination Political, Race   Louisiana (LA), St. Helena 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1588 1868 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), Bossier 162   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1589 1868 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), St. Landry 100   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1590 1868 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), St.Bernard 38   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1591 1868 Sep, 1st Riot Political   Georgia (GA), Camilla 10   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1592 1868 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Tuscumbia 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1593 1868 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Stanford 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1594 1868 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Jefferson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1595 1868 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Warren 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1596 1868 Sep, 1st Riot Political, Race   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1597 1868 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Northport 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1598 1868 Sep, 1st Lynching Political, Race   Arkansas (AR), Salem 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1599 1868 Sep, 1st Assassination Political   South Carolina (SC), Abbeville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1600 1868 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Arkansas (AR), Boone 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰