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
1701 1861 Sep, 1st Lynching Extralegal, Race   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1702 1861 Jun, 1st Lynching Section   Illinois (IL), Ogle 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1703 1861 May, 1st Riot Section   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 8   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1704 1861 May, 1st Riot Section   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1705 1861 May, 1st Lynching Extralegal   California (CA) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1706 1861 Apr, 1st Riot Section   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 19   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1707 1860 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX) 30   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1708 1860 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1709 1859 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Louisiana (LA), Attakapas 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1710 1859 Jan, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), border / Missouri (MO), border 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1711 1858 Dec, 1st Riot Section   Missouri (MO), Western Missouri 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1712 1858 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1713 1858 Jun, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 11   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1714 1858 May, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), SE Kansas 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1715 1858 Apr, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Ft. Scott 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1716 1858 Mar, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Delaware Crossing 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1717 1858 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Florida (FL), Tampa 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1718 1857 Dec, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Jones 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1719 1857 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1720 1857 Sep, 1st Riot Religion   Utah (UT), Mountain Meadows 120   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1721 1857 Jul, 1st Riot   New York (NY), New York City 12   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1722 1857 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Tipton, Cedar 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1723 1857 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Cedar 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1724 1857 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Jones 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1725 1857 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Cedar 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1726 1857 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Jones 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1727 1857 Jul, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Montezuma 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1728 1857 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1729 1857 Jun, 1st Riot Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 10   Wikipedia   📰
1730 1857 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1731 1857 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Virginia (VA), Clinton 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1732 1857 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Cedar 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1733 1857 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Cedar 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1734 1857 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Cedar 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1735 1857 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Jones 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1736 1857 May, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Andrew, Jackson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1737 1857 May, 1st Riot Labor   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1738 1857 May, 1st Riot Unknown (?)   Vermont (VT), Bakersfield 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1739 1857 Apr, 1st Lynching Section   Kansas (KS), Leavework 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1740 1857 Apr, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Jackson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1741 1857 Jan, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), Albion 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1742 1857 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
1743 1856 Dec, 1st Riot   Pennsylvania (PA), Drum Point 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1744 1856 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 17   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1745 1856 Sep, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS) 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1746 1856 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1747 1856 Sep, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Hardteville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1748 1856 Aug, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Osawatomie 8   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1749 1856 Aug, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS) 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1750 1856 Jun, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1751 1856 Jun, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Franklin 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1752 1856 Jun, 1st Assassination Religion   Michigan (MI), Beaver Island 1   Wikipedia   📰
1753 1856 May, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Pottawatomie Creek 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1754 1856 May, 1st Riot Extralegal   California (CA), San Francisco 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1755 1856 May, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Santa Fe Trail 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1756 1856 May, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Prairie City 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1757 1856 Feb, 1st Lynching Ethnic   California (CA), Los Angeles 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1758 1856 Jan, 1st Riot Section   Kansas (KS), Easton 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1759 1856 Jan, 1st Lynching Section   Kansas (KS), Kikapoo 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1760 1855 Dec, 1st Riot Ethnic   UNKNOWN (UNK), Dunkirk 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1761 1855 Aug, 1st Riot Political   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 20   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1762 1855 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1763 1855 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Montgomery 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1764 1855 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   Ohio (OH), Columbus 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1765 1855 Jun, 1st Riot Extralegal   Maine (ME), Portland 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1766 1855 Apr, 1st Riot Nativist, Political   Ohio (OH), Cincinnati 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1767 1855 Apr, 1st Riot Ethnic   Illinois (IL), Chicago 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1768 1855 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Ridgeway 1   The New York Times   📰
1769 1855 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), Ridgeway 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1770 1854 Nov, 1st Riot Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1771 1854 Nov, 1st Riot Ethnic   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1772 1854 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1773 1854 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 9   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1774 1854 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), White's Corners 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1775 1854 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1776 1854 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City, Kings 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1777 1854 May, 1st Riot Race   Massachusetts (MA), Boston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1778 1854 Mar, 1st Riot Ethnic   Connecticut (CT), New Haven 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1779 1854 Jan, 1st Riot Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1780 1853 Dec, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 7   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1781 1853 Dec, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Lasalle 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1782 1853 Dec, 1st Riot Ethnic   Ohio (OH), Cincinnati 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1783 1853 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Somerset 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1784 1853 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   UNKNOWN (UNK), Pembroke 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1785 1853 Jul, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1786 1853 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Blair 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1787 1853 May, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Iowa (IA), Council Bluffs 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1788 1852 Nov, 1st Lynching Extralegal   California (CA), Los Angeles 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1789 1852 Nov, 1st Riot Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   The New York Times   📰
1790 1852 Sep, 1st Riot   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1791 1852 Aug, 1st Riot   Ohio (OH), Fremont 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1792 1852 Jul, 1st Riot   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1793 1851 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Christiana 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1794 1851 Aug, 1st Lynching Ethnic   California (CA), San Francisco 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1795 1851 Jul, 1st Lynching Ethnic   California (CA), Downieville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1796 1851 Jun, 1st Lynching Extralegal   California (CA), San Francisco 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1797 1851 Jun, 1st Riot   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1798 1851 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   New Jersey (NJ), Hoboken, Hudson 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
1799 1851 Jan, 1st Lynching Ethnic   California (CA), San Francisco 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
1800 1850 Nov, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 5   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰