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 2017 Jun, 5th Terrorism Work   Florida (FL), Orlando 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
102 2017 May, 15th Terrorism   Ohio (OH), Akron 7   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
103 2017 Apr, 13th Riot Ethnic   North Dakota (ND) / South Dakota (SD), Standing Rock Reservation 1   Inquisitr   📰
104 2017 Jan, 6th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Fort Lauderdale 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
105 2016 Sep, 23rd Terrorism   Washington (WA), Burlington 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
106 2016 Sep, 20th Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Charlotte 1   NBC: NBC News   📰
107 2016 Jul, 7th Terrorism Race   Texas (TX), Dallas 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
108 2016 Jun, 12th Terrorism Political   Florida (FL), Orlando 49   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
109 2016 Mar, 9th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Wilkinsburg 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
110 2016 Feb, 20th Terrorism   Michigan (MI), Kalamazoo 6   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
111 2016 Jan, 2nd Riot Race   Oregon (OR), Harney 1   Katu News   📰
112 2015 Dec, 2nd Terrorism Religion   California (CA), San Bernardino 14   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
113 2015 Nov, 14th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Tennessee Colony 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
114 2015 Oct, 24th Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Stillwater 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
115 2015 Oct, 1st Terrorism Education   Oregon (OR), Roseburg 9   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
116 2015 Jul, 16th Terrorism Political   Tennessee (TN), Chattanooga 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
117 2015 Jun, 17th Terrorism Race   South Carolina (SC), Charleston 9   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
118 2015 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Idaho (ID), Moscow 3   Reuters   📰
119 2015 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), El Paso 2   Kfox Tv   📰
120 2015 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New York City 2   NYP: The New York Post   📰
121 2014 Dec, 1st Assassination Political   New York (NY), New York City 3   Reuters   📰
122 2014 Nov, 1st Terrorism Education   Florida (FL), Tallahassee 1   Reuters   📰
123 2014 Nov, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Texas (TX), Austin 1   Austin Statesman   📰
124 2014 Oct, 24th Terrorism   Washington (WA), Marysville 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
125 2014 Oct, 1st Terrorism School   Washington (WA), Seattle 3   Reuters   📰
126 2014 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   ABC: ABC News   📰
127 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 3   Reuters   📰
128 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Pennsylvania (PA), Pike 1   Reuters   📰
129 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   Oklahoma (OK), Moore 1   MSNBC: Microsoft NBC   📰
130 2014 Sep, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Pennsylvania (PA), Blooming Grove 1   Reuters   📰
131 2014 Jul, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Pasadena 3   Reuters   📰
132 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 5   CNN: The Cable News Network   📰
133 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism School   Oregon (OR), Troutdale 2   Fox News   📰
134 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism Anti-Government   Georgia (GA), Cumming 1   CNN: The Cable News Network   📰
135 2014 Jun, 1st Terrorism Education   Washington (WA), Seattle 1   WaPo: The Washington Post   📰
136 2014 May, 23rd Terrorism Gender   California (CA), Isla Vista 6   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
137 2014 May, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Santa Barbara 7   Reuters   📰
138 2014 May, 1st Terrorism   Virginia (VA), Norfolk 3   Reuters   📰
139 2014 Apr, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Fort Hood 4   Reuters   📰
140 2014 Apr, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   Kansas (KS), Overland Park 3   Reuters   📰
141 2014 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Georgia (GA), Kennesaw 1   Reuters   📰
142 2014 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Virginia (VA), Norfolk 2   Reuters   📰
143 2013 Dec, 1st Terrorism Education   Colorado (CO), Centennial 2   Reuters   📰
144 2013 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New York City 4   Reuters   📰
145 2013 Nov, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Austin 1   Reuters   📰
146 2013 Nov, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Reuters   📰
147 2013 Oct, 1st Terrorism Education   Nevada (NV), Sparks 2   Reuters   📰
148 2013 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   West Virginia (WV), Wheeling 1   Reuters   📰
149 2013 Sep, 1st Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 13   The New York Times   📰
150 2013 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Cold Spring 2   Reuters   📰
151 2013 Aug, 1st Terrorism Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Ross 3   Reuters   📰
152 2013 Aug, 1st Terrorism Automobile   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Reuters   📰
153 2013 Jul, 1st Terrorism Economic   Florida (FL), Miami 7   Reuters   📰
154 2013 Jun, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Santa Monica 5   Reuters   📰
155 2013 May, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Concho 2   Reuters   📰
156 2013 May, 1st Assassination Political   Kentucky (KY) 1   Reuters   📰
157 2013 May, 1st Terrorism Religious   Florida (FL), Orlando 1   Reuters   📰
158 2013 Apr, 1st Terrorism   Massachusetts (MA), Boston 5   Boston Globe   📰
159 2013 Mar, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Herkimer 5   Reuters   📰
160 2013 Mar, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Austin 3   Reuters   📰
161 2013 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Virginia (VA), Quantico 3   Reuters   📰
162 2013 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 5   Reuters   📰
163 2013 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   California (CA), Orange 4   AP: The Associated Press   📰
164 2012 Dec, 14th Terrorism School   Connecticut (CT), Newtown 27   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
165 2012 Dec, 1st Terrorism Indiscriminate   Pennsylvania (PA), Frankstown 4   Reuters   📰
166 2012 Dec, 1st Terrorism Indiscriminate   New York (NY), Webster 4   The New York Times   📰
167 2012 Dec, 1st Terrorism   Oregon (OR), Clackamas 3   Reuters   📰
168 2012 Dec, 1st Terrorism Hospital   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 1   CBS: CBS Broadcasting Inc.   📰
169 2012 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Fresno 3   AP: The Associated Press   📰
170 2012 Oct, 1st Terrorism Work   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 5   Los Angeles Times   📰
171 2012 Sep, 27th Terrorism Work   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 6   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
172 2012 Aug, 5th Terrorism Ethnic   Wisconsin (WI), Oak Creek 7   Reuters   📰
173 2012 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), College Station 3   SAE: San Antonio Express News   📰
174 2012 Jul, 20th Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Denver 12   Reuters   📰
175 2012 Jul, 1st Terrorism   Florida (FL), Miami 7   Reuters   📰
176 2012 May, 30th Terrorism   Washington (WA), Seattle 5   Reuters   📰
177 2012 Apr, 2nd Terrorism Education   California (CA), Oakland 7   Reuters   📰
178 2012 Apr, 1st Terrorism Race   Oklahoma (OK), Oklahoma City 3   Reuters   📰
179 2012 Mar, 1st Terrorism Education   Florida (FL), Miami 2   Reuters   📰
180 2012 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 2   Reuters   📰
181 2012 Mar, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Houston 1   Reuters   📰
182 2012 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   Ohio (OH), Chardon 3   The New York Times   📰
183 2012 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Reuters   📰
184 2012 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   North Carolina (NC), Star 4   Reuters   📰
185 2012 Jan, 1st Terrorism Unknown (?)   Utah (UT), Ogden 1   AP: The Associated Press   📰
186 2012 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Washington (WA), Mount Rainier 1   Reuters   📰
187 2011 Dec, 1st Terrorism Political   Virginia (VA), Blacksburg 2   Reuters   📰
188 2011 Dec, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), San Antonio 2   Reuters   📰
189 2011 Dec, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Reuters   📰
190 2011 Oct, 12th Terrorism Family   California (CA), Seal Beach 8   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
191 2011 Oct, 1st Terrorism Family (?)   California (CA), Seal Beach 8   Reuters   📰
192 2011 Oct, 1st Assassination Unknown (?)   New Jersey (NJ), Lakewood 1   The New York Times   📰
193 2011 Sep, 1st Terrorism Political   Nevada (NV), Carson City 5   AP: The Associated Press   📰
194 2011 Feb, 11th Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 4   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
195 2011 Feb, 1st Unknown   California (CA), Placerville 1   The New York Times   📰
196 2011 Jan, 8th Terrorism Political   Arizona (AZ), Tucson 6   The New York Times   📰
197 2011 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Cupertino 4   Reuters   📰
198 2011 Jan, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   California (CA) / Oregon (OR) / Washington (WA) 4   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
199 2010 Dec, 1st Terrorism Political   Florida (FL), Panama City 1   The New York Times   📰
200 2010 Nov, 1st Terrorism Education   Michigan (MI), Menominee 1   The New York Times   📰