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
301 2002 Oct, 1st Terrorism Education   Arizona (AZ) 4   The New York Times   📰
302 2002 Oct, 1st Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Sallisaw 2   The New York Times   📰
303 2002 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 3   CNN: The Cable News Network   📰
304 2002 Jun, 1st Terrorism Religion   Missouri (MO), Monastery 3   The New York Times   📰
305 2002 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   New Jersey (NJ), Dover 6   The New York Times   📰
306 2002 Mar, 22nd Terrorism Work   Indiana (IN), South Bend 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
307 2002 Mar, 1st Terrorism Religion   New York (NY), Lynbrook 2   The New York Times   📰
308 2002 Feb, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), South Jersey 6   The New York Times   📰
309 2002 Feb, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Toms River 4   The New York Times   📰
310 2002 Feb, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
311 2002 Jan, 1st Terrorism Education   Virginia (VA), Grundy 3   The New York Times   📰
312 2002 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Wikipedia   📰
313 2001 Sep, 8th Terrorism Work   California (CA), Sacramento 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
314 2001 Sep, 1st Terrorism Unknown (?)   UNKNOWN (UNK), USA, mulitple locations 5   Wikipedia   📰
315 2001 Jul, 3rd Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Rifle 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
316 2001 Mar, 1st Terrorism Education   California (CA), Santee 2   The New York Times   📰
317 2001 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   Illinois (IL), Melrose Park 6   MJ: Mother Jones   📰
318 2001 Jan, 9th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Houston 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
319 2000 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   Massachusetts (MA), Wakefield 7   The New York Times   📰
320 2000 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Connecticut (CT), Waterbury 4   The New York Times   📰
321 2000 Apr, 1st Terrorism Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Mount Lebanon 5   The New York Times   📰
322 2000 Mar, 1st Terrorism Work   Texas (TX), Irving 5   The New York Times   📰
323 2000 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 4   The New York Times   📰
324 2000 Mar, 1st Terrorism Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Allegheny 3   The New York Times   📰
325 1999 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   Florida (FL), Tampa 5   The New York Times   📰
326 1999 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Hawaii (HI), Honolulu 7   The New York Times   📰
327 1999 Sep, 15th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Fort Worth 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
328 1999 Sep, 1st Terrorism Religion   Texas (TX), Fort Worth 8   The New York Times   📰
329 1999 Aug, 1st Terrorism Work   Alabama (AL), Pelham 3   The New York Times   📰
330 1999 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM), Santa Rosa 1   The New York Times   📰
331 1999 Aug, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
332 1999 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 9   The New York Times   📰
333 1999 Jul, 1st Terrorism Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 3   The New York Times   📰
334 1999 Jul, 1st Terrorism Religion   California (CA), Redding 2   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
335 1999 Jun, 3rd Terrorism   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
336 1999 Apr, 1st Terrorism Education   Colorado (CO), Littleton 15   The New York Times   📰
337 1999 Mar, 10th Terrorism   Louisiana (LA), Gonzales 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
338 1998 Oct, 1st Assassination Religion   New York (NY), Amherst 1   Wikipedia   📰
339 1998 Sep, 1st Terrorism   Colorado (CO), Aurora 5   The New York Times   📰
340 1998 Sep, 1st Assassination Political   Tennessee (TN), Cumberland 1   Wikipedia   📰
341 1998 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 2   The New York Times   📰
342 1998 Jul, 1st Terrorism   Connecticut (CT), Meriden 2   The New York Times   📰
343 1998 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX) 1 EARR: earr   📰
344 1998 May, 1st Terrorism Education   Oregon (OR), Springfield 4   The New York Times   📰
345 1998 May, 1st Insurrection Political   Colorado (CO), Cortez 3   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
346 1998 Mar, 6th Terrorism   Connecticut (CT), Rocky Hill 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
347 1998 Mar, 1st Terrorism Work   Connecticut (CT), Newington 5   The New York Times   📰
348 1998 Mar, 1st Terrorism Education   Arkansas (AR), Jonesboro 5   The New York Times   📰
349 1998 Jan, 1st Terrorism Religion   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 1   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
350 1997 Dec, 3rd Terrorism   Florida (FL), Bartow 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
351 1997 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Orange 5   The New York Times   📰
352 1997 Nov, 1st Terrorism Education   Kentucky (KY), West Paducah 3   The New York Times   📰
353 1997 Oct, 1st Terrorism Education   Mississippi (MS), Brandon 2   The New York Times   📰
354 1997 Sep, 1st Terrorism Work   South Carolina (SC), Aiken 4   The New York Times   📰
355 1997 Aug, 1st Terrorism Political   New Hampshire (NH), Colebrook 5   The New York Times   📰
356 1997 May, 1st Insurrection Political   Texas (TX), Fort Davis, Jeff Davis 1   The New York Times   📰
357 1997 Feb, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
358 1996 Sep, 1st Terrorism Political   South Carolina (SC), Columbia 3   The New York Times   📰
359 1996 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 2   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
360 1996 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 5   The New York Times   📰
361 1996 Apr, 1st Terrorism Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 2   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
362 1996 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   Florida (FL), Fort Lauderdale 5   The New York Times   📰
363 1996 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   Washington (WA), Moses Lake 3   The New York Times   📰
364 1996 Jan, 1st Insurrection Political   Arkansas (AR), Northwest Arkansas 3   The New York Times   📰
365 1995 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 5   The New York Times   📰
366 1995 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Ohio (OH), Columbus 4   The New York Times   📰
367 1995 Aug, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
368 1995 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Los Angeles 4   The New York Times   📰
369 1995 Jun, 1st Insurrection Political   Ohio (OH), Frazeysburg 1   Columbus Dispatch   📰
370 1995 May, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), San Diego 1   Wikipedia   📰
371 1995 Apr, 1st Terrorism Political   Oklahoma (OK), Oklahoma City 168   Fbi.Gov   📰
372 1995 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Texas (TX), Corpus Christi 6   The New York Times   📰
373 1995 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Arizona (AZ), Palo Verde 1   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
374 1995 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Sacramento 1   Wikipedia   📰
375 1994 Dec, 31st Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Raeford 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
376 1994 Dec, 1st Terrorism Revenge   New York (NY), Mount Vernon 4   The New York Times   📰
377 1994 Dec, 1st Terrorism Religion   Massachusetts (MA), Brookline 3 PM: pm   📰
378 1994 Jun, 1st Terrorism   Washington (WA), Fairchild Air Force Base 5   Historylink.Org   📰
379 1994 Jun, 1st Terrorism Religion   Florida (FL), Pensacola 3 PM: pm   📰
380 1994 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   California (CA), Los Angeles 18   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
381 1994 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   New Jersey (NJ), North Caldwell 1   Wikipedia   📰
382 1994 Jan, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 1   Murderpedia.Org   📰
383 1993 Dec, 7th Terrorism   New York (NY), Garden City Park 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
384 1993 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), L.I.R.R 6   The New York Times   📰
385 1993 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Oxnard 5   The New York Times   📰
386 1993 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   Colorado (CO), Aurora 4   The New York Times   📰
387 1993 Oct, 14th Terrorism   California (CA), El Cajon 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
388 1993 Oct, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), El Cajon 5   The New York Times   📰
389 1993 Aug, 1st Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Fayetteville 4   The Fayetteville Observer   📰
390 1993 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), San Francisco 8   The New York Times   📰
391 1993 Apr, 1st Insurrection Religion   Texas (TX), Waco 86   Encyclopaedia Britannica   📰
392 1993 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Ohio (OH), Lucasville 8   The New York Times   📰
393 1993 Mar, 1st Riot Religion   Florida (FL), Pensacola 1   WaPo: The Washington Post   📰
394 1993 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), New York City 6   Wikipedia   📰
395 1993 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Virginia (VA), Langley 2   Wikipedia   📰
396 1992 Dec, 1st Terrorism Criminal   Ohio (OH), Dayton 6   The New York Times   📰
397 1992 Nov, 8th Terrorism   California (CA), Paso Robles 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
398 1992 Oct, 15th Terrorism   New York (NY), Watkins Glen 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
399 1992 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), Watkins Glen 5   MJ: Mother Jones   📰
400 1992 Aug, 1st Riot Political   Idaho (ID), Naples 3   The New York Times   📰