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
101 2020 Jul, 19th Assassination   New Jersey (NJ), North Brunswick, Middlesex 1   ACLED: The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data   📰
102 2020 Jun, 21st Riot Race   Washington (WA), Seattle 2   TST: The Seattle Times   📰
103 2020 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Iowa (IA), Davenport 2   The Des Moines Register   📰
104 2020 Jun, 1st Riot   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 1   CNN: The Cable News Network   📰
105 2020 Mar, 16th Terrorism   Missouri (MO), Springfield 4     📰
106 2020 Mar, 15th Terrorism   Missouri (MO), Springfield 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
107 2020 Feb, 26th Terrorism Work   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
108 2019 Dec, 10th Terrorism Race   New Jersey (NJ), Jersey City 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
109 2019 Dec, 6th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Pensacola 3     📰
110 2019 Oct, 5th Terrorism   New York (NY), New York 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
111 2019 Aug, 31st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Odessa 7   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
112 2019 Aug, 4th Terrorism   Ohio (OH), Dayton 9   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
113 2019 Aug, 3rd Terrorism Ethnic   Texas (TX), El Paso 23   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
114 2019 Jul, 28th Terrorism   California (CA) 3     📰
115 2019 May, 31st Terrorism Work   Virginia (VA), Virginia Beach 12   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
116 2019 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   North Dakota (ND), Mandan 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
117 2019 Feb, 15th Terrorism Work   Illinois (IL), Aurora 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
118 2019 Jan, 24th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA) 3     📰
119 2019 Jan, 23rd Terrorism   Florida (FL), Sebring 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
120 2018 Nov, 7th Terrorism   California (CA), Thousand Oaks 12   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
121 2018 Oct, 27th Terrorism Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 11   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
122 2018 Sep, 20th Terrorism   Maryland (MD) 3     📰
123 2018 Sep, 12th Terrorism   California (CA), Bakersfield 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
124 2018 Sep, 6th Terrorism   Ohio (OH), Cincinnati 3     📰
125 2018 Jun, 28th Terrorism   Maryland (MD), Annapolis 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
126 2018 May, 18th Terrorism Education   Texas (TX), Santa Fe 10   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
127 2018 Apr, 22nd Terrorism   Tennessee (TN), Antioch 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
128 2018 Mar, 9th Terrorism   California (CA), Yountville 3     📰
129 2018 Feb, 14th Terrorism Education   Florida (FL), Parkland 17   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
130 2017 Nov, 14th Terrorism   California (CA), Rancho Tehama Reserve 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
131 2017 Nov, 5th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Sutherland Springs 25   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
132 2017 Nov, 1st Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Thornton 3     📰
133 2017 Oct, 31st Terrorism Religion   New York (NY), New York City 8   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
134 2017 Oct, 18th Terrorism Work   Maryland (MD), Edgewood 3     📰
135 2017 Oct, 1st Terrorism   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 60   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
136 2017 Aug, 12th Terrorism Race   Virginia (VA), Charlottesville 1   WaPo: The Washington Post   📰
137 2017 Jun, 14th Terrorism Work   California (CA), San Francisco 3     📰
138 2017 Jun, 7th Terrorism Work   Pennsylvania (PA), Tunkhannock 3     📰
139 2017 Jun, 5th Terrorism Work   Florida (FL), Orlando 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
140 2017 May, 15th Terrorism   Ohio (OH), Akron 7   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
141 2017 Apr, 18th Terrorism   California (CA), Fresno 3     📰
142 2017 Apr, 13th Riot Ethnic   North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD), Standing Rock Reservation 1   Inquisitr   📰
143 2017 Jan, 6th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Fort Lauderdale 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
144 2016 Sep, 23rd Terrorism   Washington (WA), Burlington 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
145 2016 Sep, 20th Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Charlotte 1   NBC: NBC News   📰
146 2016 Jul, 17th Terrorism   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 3     📰
147 2016 Jul, 7th Terrorism Race   Texas (TX), Dallas 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
148 2016 Jun, 12th Terrorism Political   Florida (FL), Orlando 49   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
149 2016 Mar, 9th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Wilkinsburg 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
150 2016 Feb, 25th None   Kansas (KS), Hesston 3     📰
151 2016 Feb, 20th Terrorism   Michigan (MI), Kalamazoo 6   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
152 2016 Jan, 2nd Riot Race   Oregon (OR), Harney 1   Katu News   📰
153 2015 Dec, 2nd Terrorism Religion   California (CA), San Bernardino 14   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
154 2015 Nov, 27th Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Colorado Springs 3     📰
155 2015 Nov, 14th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Tennessee Colony 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
156 2015 Oct, 31st Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Colorado Springs 3     📰
157 2015 Oct, 24th Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Stillwater 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
158 2015 Oct, 1st Terrorism Education   Oregon (OR), Roseburg 9   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
159 2015 Jul, 16th Terrorism Political   Tennessee (TN), Chattanooga 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
160 2015 Jun, 17th Terrorism Race   South Carolina (SC), Charleston 9   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
161 2015 Jun, 11th None   3   📰
162 2015 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Idaho (ID), Moscow 3   Reuters   📰
163 2015 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), El Paso 2   Kfox Tv   📰
164 2015 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New York City 2   NYP: The New York Post   📰
165 2014 Dec, 1st Assassination Political   New York (NY), New York City 3   Reuters   📰
166 2014 Nov, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Texas (TX), Austin 1   Austin Statesman   📰
167 2014 Nov, 1st Terrorism Education   Florida (FL), Tallahassee 1   Reuters   📰
168 2014 Oct, 24th Terrorism   Washington (WA), Marysville 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
169 2014 Oct, 1st Terrorism School   Washington (WA), Seattle 3   Reuters   📰
170 2014 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   ABC: ABC News   📰
171 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 3   Reuters   📰
172 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Pennsylvania (PA), Blooming Grove 1   Reuters   📰
173 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Pennsylvania (PA), Pike 1   Reuters   📰
174 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   Oklahoma (OK), Moore 1   MSNBC: Microsoft NBC   📰
175 2014 Jul, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Pasadena 3   Reuters   📰
176 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 5   CNN: The Cable News Network   📰
177 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism School   Oregon (OR), Troutdale 2   Fox News   📰
178 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism Education   Washington (WA), Seattle 1   WaPo: The Washington Post   📰
179 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Georgia (GA), Cumming 1   CNN: The Cable News Network   📰
180 2014 May, 23rd Terrorism Gender   California (CA), Isla Vista 6   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
181 2014 May, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Santa Barbara 7   Reuters   📰
182 2014 May, 1st Terrorism   Virginia (VA), Norfolk 3   Reuters   📰
183 2014 Apr, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Fort Hood 4   Reuters   📰
184 2014 Apr, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   Kansas (KS), Overland Park 3   Reuters   📰
185 2014 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Georgia (GA), Kennesaw 1   Reuters   📰
186 2014 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Virginia (VA), Norfolk 2   Reuters   📰
187 2013 Dec, 1st Terrorism Education   Colorado (CO), Centennial 2   Reuters   📰
188 2013 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New York City 4   Reuters   📰
189 2013 Nov, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Austin 1   Reuters   📰
190 2013 Nov, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Reuters   📰
191 2013 Oct, 1st Terrorism Education   Nevada (NV), Sparks 2   Reuters   📰
192 2013 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   West Virginia (WV), Wheeling 1   Reuters   📰
193 2013 Sep, 16th Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 13   The New York Times   📰
194 2013 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Cold Spring 2   Reuters   📰
195 2013 Aug, 1st Terrorism Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Ross 3   Reuters   📰
196 2013 Aug, 1st Terrorism Automobile   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Reuters   📰
197 2013 Jul, 1st Terrorism Economic   Florida (FL), Miami 7   Reuters   📰
198 2013 Jun, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Santa Monica 5   Reuters   📰
199 2013 May, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Concho 2   Reuters   📰
200 2013 May, 1st Terrorism Religious   Florida (FL), Orlando 1   Reuters   📰