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.
This dataset is still a work in progress, especially for the 2010–2025 period. Suggestions for missing events are welcome. Please contact us at seshatghd@gmail.com.
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
401 1997 Aug, 1st Terrorism Political   New Hampshire (NH), Colebrook 5   The New York Times   📰
402 1997 May, 1st Insurrection Political   Texas (TX), Fort Davis, Jeff Davis 1   The New York Times   📰
403 1997 Feb, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
404 1996 Sep, 1st Terrorism Political   South Carolina (SC), Columbia 3   The New York Times   📰
405 1996 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 2   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
406 1996 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 5   The New York Times   📰
407 1996 Apr, 1st Terrorism Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 2   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
408 1996 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   Florida (FL), Fort Lauderdale 5   The New York Times   📰
409 1996 Feb, 1st Terrorism Education   Washington (WA), Moses Lake 3   The New York Times   📰
410 1996 Jan, 1st Insurrection Political   Arkansas (AR), Northwest Arkansas 3   The New York Times   📰
411 1995 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 5   The New York Times   📰
412 1995 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Ohio (OH), Columbus 4   The New York Times   📰
413 1995 Aug, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
414 1995 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Los Angeles 4   The New York Times   📰
415 1995 Jun, 1st Insurrection Political   Ohio (OH), Frazeysburg 1   Columbus Dispatch   📰
416 1995 May, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), San Diego 1   Wikipedia   📰
417 1995 Apr, 1st Terrorism Political   Oklahoma (OK), Oklahoma City 168   Fbi.Gov   📰
418 1995 Apr, 1st Terrorism Work   Texas (TX), Corpus Christi 6   The New York Times   📰
419 1995 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Sacramento 1   Wikipedia   📰
420 1995 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Arizona (AZ), Palo Verde 1   SPLC: Southern Poverty Law Center   📰
421 1994 Dec, 31st Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Raeford 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
422 1994 Dec, 1st Terrorism Revenge   New York (NY), Mount Vernon 4   The New York Times   📰
423 1994 Dec, 1st Terrorism Religion   Massachusetts (MA), Brookline 3 PM: pm   📰
424 1994 Jun, 1st Terrorism   Washington (WA), Fairchild Air Force Base 5   Historylink.Org   📰
425 1994 Jun, 1st Terrorism Religion   Florida (FL), Pensacola 3 PM: pm   📰
426 1994 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   California (CA), Los Angeles 18   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
427 1994 Jan, 1st Terrorism Ethnic   New York (NY), New York City 1   Murderpedia.Org   📰
428 1994 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   New Jersey (NJ), North Caldwell 1   Wikipedia   📰
429 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)   📰
430 1993 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), L.I.R.R 6   The New York Times   📰
431 1993 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Oxnard 5   The New York Times   📰
432 1993 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   Colorado (CO), Aurora 4   The New York Times   📰
433 1993 Oct, 14th Terrorism   California (CA), El Cajon 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
434 1993 Oct, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), El Cajon 5   The New York Times   📰
435 1993 Aug, 1st Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Fayetteville 4   The Fayetteville Observer   📰
436 1993 Jul, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), San Francisco 8   The New York Times   📰
437 1993 Apr, 1st Insurrection Religion   Texas (TX), Waco 86   Encyclopaedia Britannica   📰
438 1993 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Ohio (OH), Lucasville 8   The New York Times   📰
439 1993 Mar, 1st Riot Religion   Florida (FL), Pensacola 1   WaPo: The Washington Post   📰
440 1993 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), New York City 6   Wikipedia   📰
441 1993 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Virginia (VA), Langley 2   Wikipedia   📰
442 1992 Dec, 1st Terrorism Criminal   Ohio (OH), Dayton 6   The New York Times   📰
443 1992 Nov, 8th Terrorism   California (CA), Paso Robles 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
444 1992 Oct, 15th Terrorism   New York (NY), Watkins Glen 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
445 1992 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), Watkins Glen 5   MJ: Mother Jones   📰
446 1992 Aug, 1st Riot Political   Idaho (ID), Naples 3   The New York Times   📰
447 1992 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   Texas (TX), Fort Worth 3   The New York Times   📰
448 1992 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
449 1992 May, 1st Terrorism School   California (CA), Olivehurst 4   MJ: Mother Jones   📰
450 1992 May, 1st Riot Race   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 1   The New York Times   📰
451 1992 Apr, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 60   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
452 1992 Mar, 15th Terrorism   Arizona (AZ), Phoenix 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
453 1991 Nov, 9th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Harrodsburg 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
454 1991 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Michigan (MI), Royal Oak 5   MJ: Mother Jones, Wikipedia   📰
455 1991 Nov, 1st Terrorism Education   Iowa (IA), Iowa City 5   The New York Times   📰
456 1991 Oct, 10th Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Ridgewood 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
457 1991 Oct, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Killeen 24   The New York Times   📰
458 1991 Aug, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Brooklyn 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
459 1990 Nov, 1st Assassination Religion   New York (NY), New York City 1   Wikipedia   📰
460 1990 Jun, 18th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 11   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
461 1990 Apr, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), San Diego 2   The New York Times   📰
462 1989 Dec, 1st Riot Prison   New Jersey (NJ) 1   The New York Times   📰
463 1989 Dec, 1st Assassination Race   New York (NY), Brooklyn 1 EARR: earr   📰
464 1989 Sep, 14th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 9   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
465 1989 May, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), Folsom 1   The New York Times   📰
466 1989 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 9   The New York Times   📰
467 1989 Jan, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Stockton 6   The New York Times   📰
468 1988 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Long Island 1   The New York Times   📰
469 1988 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Fort Hancock 1   The New York Times   📰
470 1988 Sep, 22nd Terrorism   Illinois (IL), Chicago 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
471 1988 Sep, 1st Terrorism Education   South Carolina (SC), Greenwood 2   The New York Times   📰
472 1988 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Idaho (ID), Boise 1   The New York Times   📰
473 1988 Jul, 17th Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Winston Salem 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
474 1988 May, 1st Terrorism   Illinois (IL), Winnetka 2   The New York Times   📰
475 1988 Feb, 16th Terrorism   California (CA), Sunnyvale 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
476 1988 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Sunnyvale 7   The New York Times   📰
477 1987 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Cayucos 43   Wikipedia   📰
478 1987 May, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Milroy 1   The New York Times   📰
479 1987 Apr, 1st Terrorism   Florida (FL), Palm Bay 6   The New York Times   📰
480 1987 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Louisiana (LA), Oakdale, Atlanta 1   The New York Times   📰
481 1986 Dec, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   The New York Times   📰
482 1986 Aug, 20th Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Edmond 14   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
483 1986 Aug, 1st Terrorism Work   Oklahoma (OK), Edmond 15   The New York Times   📰
484 1986 Aug, 1st Terrorism Education   New York (NY), New York City 1   The New York Times   📰
485 1986 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Oklahoma City 3   The New York Times   📰
486 1986 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   West Virginia (WV), Moundsville 3   The New York Times   📰
487 1986 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Huntsville 3   The New York Times   📰
488 1986 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 1   The New York Times   📰
489 1985 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   Iowa (IA), Hills 4   The New York Times   📰
490 1985 Dec, 1st Terrorism Religion   Washington (WA), Seattle 4   Wikipedia   📰
491 1985 May, 1st Insurrection Political, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 11   Wikipedia   📰
492 1985 Mar, 16th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Fayette 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
493 1985 Jan, 1st Terrorism Education   Kansas (KS), Goddard 3 Newman   📰
494 1985 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Sacramento 1   Wikipedia   📰
495 1985 Jan, 1st Terrorism Religion   California (CA), Santa Ana 1   Wikipedia   📰
496 1984 Dec, 1st Riot Political   Washington (WA), Coupeville 1   Wikipedia   📰
497 1984 Jul, 24th Terrorism   Arkansas (AR), Hot Springs National Park 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
498 1984 Jul, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), San Ysidro 21   The New York Times   📰
499 1984 Jun, 29th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Dallas 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
500 1984 Jun, 1st Assassination Ethnic   Colorado (CO), Denver 1   Wikipedia   📰