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.
Metadata:

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
201 2010 Sep, 11th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Jackson 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
202 2010 Sep, 1st Terrorism Political   Maryland (MD), Silver Springs 1   Reuters   📰
203 2010 Aug, 1st Terrorism Work   Connecticut (CT), Manchester 9   The New York Times   📰
204 2010 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   New Mexico (NM), Albuquerque 3   The New York Times   📰
205 2010 Jul, 1st Assassination Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Carlisle 1   Pennlive.Com   📰
206 2010 Jun, 6th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Hialeah 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
207 2010 May, 1st Terrorism Political   Arkansas (AR), West Memphis 4   The New York Times   📰
208 2010 May, 1st Terrorism Religion   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
209 2010 Apr, 3rd Terrorism   California (CA), North Hollywood 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
210 2010 Mar, 1st Terrorism Education   Ohio (OH), Columbus 2   AP: The Associated Press   📰
211 2010 Mar, 1st Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 1   The New York Times   📰
212 2010 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   Alabama (AL), Huntsville 3   The New York Times   📰
213 2010 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Austin 2   The New York Times   📰
214 2010 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 4   The New York Times   📰
215 2010 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 2   The New York Times   📰
216 2010 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   Georgia (GA), Kennesaw 2   The New York Times   📰
217 2009 Nov, 5th Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Fort Hood 13   The New York Times   📰
218 2009 Nov, 1st Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Seattle 5   Seattle Times   📰
219 2009 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Florida (FL), Orlando 1   SPT: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)   📰
220 2009 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Seattle 1   The New York Times   📰
221 2009 Oct, 1st Insurrection Religion   Michigan (MI), Dearborn 1   The New York Times   📰
222 2009 Sep, 1st Terrorism   Michigan (MI), Owosso 2   The New York Times   📰
223 2009 Sep, 1st Lynching Political   Kentucky (KY), Manchester 1   AP: The Associated Press   📰
224 2009 Aug, 1st Terrorism Gender   Pennsylvania (PA), Bridgeville 4   The New York Times   📰
225 2009 Jun, 1st Terrorism   South Carolina (SC), Cherokee 6   AP: The Associated Press   📰
226 2009 Jun, 1st Terrorism Political   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 1   The New York Times   📰
227 2009 Jun, 1st Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 1   The New York Times   📰
228 2009 May, 1st Assassination Extralegal   Kansas (KS), Wichita 1   The New York Times   📰
229 2009 Apr, 5th Terrorism Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 3   The New York Times   📰
230 2009 Apr, 3rd Terrorism Political   New York (NY), Binghamton 14   The New York Times   📰
231 2009 Apr, 1st Terrorism Family   Washington (WA), Graham 6   The New York Times   📰
232 2009 Apr, 1st Terrorism Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Pittsburgh 3   The New York Times   📰
233 2009 Apr, 1st Terrorism Education   Georgia (GA), Athens 3   The New York Times   📰
234 2009 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Temecula 1   Los Angeles Times   📰
235 2009 Mar, 29th Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Carthage 8   The New York Times   📰
236 2009 Mar, 1st Terrorism Work   Alabama (AL), Geneva 11   The New York Times   📰
237 2009 Mar, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Oakland 5   The New York Times   📰
238 2009 Mar, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Anaheim 3   The New York Times   📰
239 2009 Mar, 1st Terrorism Religion   Illinois (IL), Maryville 1   The New York Times   📰
240 2009 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Canandaigua 4   The New York Times   📰
241 2009 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Florida (FL), Miami 2   AP: The Associated Press   📰
242 2009 Jan, 1st Terrorism Race   Massachusetts (MA), Brocton 2   Usa Today   📰
243 2008 Dec, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Los Angeles 10   The New York Times   📰
244 2008 Dec, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), Brooklyn 1   The New York Times   📰
245 2008 Nov, 1st Riot Ethnic   New York (NY), Patchogue 1   The New York Times   📰
246 2008 Sep, 2nd Terrorism   Washington (WA), Alger 6   The New York Times   📰
247 2008 Aug, 1st Assassination Political   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 2   The New York Times   📰
248 2008 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   Tennessee (TN), Knoxville 2   Wikipedia   📰
249 2008 Jul, 1st Assassination Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Shenandoah 1   The New York Times   📰
250 2008 Jun, 25th Terrorism Work   Kentucky (KY), Henderson 6   Wikipedia   📰
251 2008 Jun, 1st Terrorism   Illinois (IL) / Missouri (MO) 8   The New York Times   📰
252 2008 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Irvington 1   The New York Times   📰
253 2008 Mar, 18th Terrorism   California (CA), Santa Maria 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
254 2008 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   Illinois (IL), Dekalb 6   The New York Times   📰
255 2008 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   Missouri (MO), Kirkwood 6   The New York Times   📰
256 2008 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 3   The New York Times   📰
257 2007 Dec, 9th Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Arvada 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
258 2007 Dec, 1st Terrorism   Nebraska (NE), Omaha 9   Wikipedia   📰
259 2007 Dec, 1st Terrorism Religion   Colorado (CO), Colorado Springs 5   The New York Times   📰
260 2007 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   Louisiana (LA), Alexandria 3   The New York Times   📰
261 2007 May, 1st Terrorism Political   Idaho (ID), Moscow 4   The New York Times   📰
262 2007 Apr, 1st Terrorism School   Virginia (VA), Blacksburg 32   Wikipedia   📰
263 2007 Mar, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New York City 4   The New York Times   📰
264 2007 Feb, 1st Terrorism   Utah (UT), Salt Lake City 6   The New York Times   📰
265 2006 Oct, 26th Terrorism   California (CA), Riverside 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
266 2006 Oct, 2nd Terrorism Education   Pennsylvania (PA), Lancaster 5   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
267 2006 Aug, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), San Francisco 1   The New York Times   📰
268 2006 Aug, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 1   The New York Times   📰
269 2006 Jul, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   Washington (WA), Seattle 1   The New York Times   📰
270 2006 Jun, 1st Terrorism Work   Colorado (CO), Denver 2   The New York Times   📰
271 2006 May, 21st Terrorism   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
272 2006 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Missouri (MO), St. Louis 5   The New York Times   📰
273 2006 Mar, 25th Terrorism   Washington (WA), Seattle 6   MKADB: (Mass Killings in America 2006 - present) Data from the AP-USA   📰
274 2006 Mar, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Elk Grove 1   The New York Times   📰
275 2006 Feb, 1st Terrorism   Massachusetts (MA), New Bedford 3   The New York Times   📰
276 2006 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   The New York Times   📰
277 2006 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Goleta 8   The New York Times   📰
278 2005 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 3   The Nation   📰
279 2005 Aug, 28th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Honey Grove 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
280 2005 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), San Diego 1   The New York Times   📰
281 2005 May, 1st Terrorism   Arizona (AZ) 8   The New York Times   📰
282 2005 Mar, 1st Terrorism Education   Minnesota (MN), Red Lake High School 10   The New York Times   📰
283 2005 Mar, 1st Terrorism Religion   Wisconsin (WI), Brookfield 8   The New York Times   📰
284 2004 Dec, 8th Terrorism   Ohio (OH), Columbus 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
285 2004 Nov, 1st Terrorism   Wisconsin (WI), Dobie 6   The New York Times   📰
286 2004 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   Kansas (KS), Kansas City 6   The New York Times   📰
287 2004 Jun, 1st Terrorism Political   Colorado (CO), Granby 1   Wikipedia   📰
288 2004 May, 1st Terrorism Political   Oklahoma (OK), Tulsa 1   Anti-Defamation League   📰
289 2004 Jan, 1st Terrorism Education   Florida (FL), Miami 1   The New York Times   📰
290 2003 Oct, 24th Terrorism   Idaho (ID), Oldtown 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
291 2003 Sep, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Pomona 4   The New York Times   📰
292 2003 Aug, 27th Terrorism   Illinois (IL), Chicago 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
293 2003 Jul, 8th Terrorism   Mississippi (MS), Meridian 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
294 2003 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   Mississippi (MS), Meridian 7   Wikipedia   📰
295 2003 Jul, 1st Assassination Political   North Dakota (ND), Michigan 1   MIAC: Missouri Information Analysis Center   📰
296 2003 May, 1st Terrorism Education   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 1   The New York Times   📰
297 2003 Feb, 25th Terrorism Work   Alabama (AL), Huntsville 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
298 2002 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Bronx 1   The New York Times   📰
299 2002 Nov, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), Red Bluff 1   Wikipedia   📰
300 2002 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   Maryland (MD) / Virginia (VA) 10   Wikipedia   📰