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
401 1992 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   Texas (TX), Fort Worth 3   The New York Times   📰
402 1992 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
403 1992 May, 1st Terrorism School   California (CA), Olivehurst 4   MJ: Mother Jones   📰
404 1992 May, 1st Riot Race   Nevada (NV), Las Vegas 1   The New York Times   📰
405 1992 Apr, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 60   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
406 1992 Mar, 15th Terrorism   Arizona (AZ), Phoenix 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
407 1991 Nov, 9th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Harrodsburg 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
408 1991 Nov, 1st Terrorism Education   Iowa (IA), Iowa City 5   The New York Times   📰
409 1991 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Michigan (MI), Royal Oak 5   MJ: Mother Jones, Wikipedia   📰
410 1991 Oct, 10th Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Ridgewood 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
411 1991 Oct, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Killeen 24   The New York Times   📰
412 1991 Aug, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Brooklyn 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
413 1990 Nov, 1st Assassination Religion   New York (NY), New York City 1   Wikipedia   📰
414 1990 Jun, 18th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 11   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
415 1990 Apr, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), San Diego 2   The New York Times   📰
416 1989 Dec, 1st Assassination Race   New York (NY), Brooklyn 1 EARR: earr   📰
417 1989 Dec, 1st Riot Prison   New Jersey (NJ) 1   The New York Times   📰
418 1989 Sep, 14th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 9   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
419 1989 May, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), Folsom 1   The New York Times   📰
420 1989 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   Kentucky (KY), Louisville 9   The New York Times   📰
421 1989 Jan, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Stockton 6   The New York Times   📰
422 1988 Dec, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Long Island 1   The New York Times   📰
423 1988 Oct, 1st Terrorism Political   Texas (TX), Fort Hancock 1   The New York Times   📰
424 1988 Sep, 22nd Terrorism   Illinois (IL), Chicago 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
425 1988 Sep, 1st Terrorism Education   South Carolina (SC), Greenwood 2   The New York Times   📰
426 1988 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Idaho (ID), Boise 1   The New York Times   📰
427 1988 Jul, 17th Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Winston Salem 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
428 1988 May, 1st Terrorism   Illinois (IL), Winnetka 2   The New York Times   📰
429 1988 Feb, 16th Terrorism   California (CA), Sunnyvale 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
430 1988 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Sunnyvale 7   The New York Times   📰
431 1987 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   California (CA), Cayucos 43   Wikipedia   📰
432 1987 May, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Milroy 1   The New York Times   📰
433 1987 Apr, 1st Terrorism   Florida (FL), Palm Bay 6   The New York Times   📰
434 1987 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Louisiana (LA), Oakdale, Atlanta 1   The New York Times   📰
435 1986 Dec, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   The New York Times   📰
436 1986 Aug, 20th Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Edmond 14   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
437 1986 Aug, 1st Terrorism Work   Oklahoma (OK), Edmond 15   The New York Times   📰
438 1986 Aug, 1st Terrorism Education   New York (NY), New York City 1   The New York Times   📰
439 1986 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   West Virginia (WV), Moundsville 3   The New York Times   📰
440 1986 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Oklahoma (OK), Oklahoma City 3   The New York Times   📰
441 1986 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Huntsville 3   The New York Times   📰
442 1986 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Indianapolis 1   The New York Times   📰
443 1985 Dec, 1st Terrorism Work   Iowa (IA), Hills 4   The New York Times   📰
444 1985 Dec, 1st Terrorism Religion   Washington (WA), Seattle 4   Wikipedia   📰
445 1985 May, 1st Insurrection Political, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 11   Wikipedia   📰
446 1985 Mar, 16th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Fayette 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
447 1985 Jan, 1st Terrorism Education   Kansas (KS), Goddard 3 Newman   📰
448 1985 Jan, 1st Terrorism Religion   California (CA), Santa Ana 1   Wikipedia   📰
449 1985 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   California (CA), Sacramento 1   Wikipedia   📰
450 1984 Dec, 1st Riot Political   Washington (WA), Coupeville 1   Wikipedia   📰
451 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)   📰
452 1984 Jul, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), San Ysidro 21   The New York Times   📰
453 1984 Jun, 29th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Dallas 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
454 1984 Jun, 1st Assassination Ethnic   Colorado (CO), Denver 1   Wikipedia   📰
455 1984 May, 17th Terrorism   Alaska (AK), Manley Hot Springs 8   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
456 1983 Oct, 11th Terrorism   Texas (TX), College Station 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
457 1983 Sep, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Natrona Heights 2   The New York Times   📰
458 1983 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Oklahoma (OK), Hominy 1   The New York Times   📰
459 1983 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Alaska (AK), McCarthy 6   The New York Times   📰
460 1983 Feb, 3rd Terrorism   New York (NY), Manhattan 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
461 1982 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
462 1982 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 1 EARR: earr   📰
463 1982 Sep, 1st Terrorism Family   Pennsylvania (PA), Wilkes-Barre 13   The New York Times   📰
464 1982 Aug, 20th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Miami 8   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
465 1982 Aug, 9th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Grand Prairie 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
466 1982 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Florida (FL), Miami 9   The New York Times   📰
467 1982 May, 3rd Terrorism   Alaska (AK), Anchorage 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
468 1982 May, 1st Terrorism Work   Maryland (MD), Bethesda 2   The New York Times   📰
469 1982 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   The New York Times   📰
470 1981 Dec, 1st Riot Political   New Jersey (NJ), Interstate 80 1   The New York Times   📰
471 1981 Nov, 1st Terrorism Religion   UNKNOWN (UNK), Nashville 1   The New York Times   📰
472 1981 Oct, 16th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Allen 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
473 1981 Oct, 1st Riot Political   New York (NY), Nanuet 4   Wikipedia   📰
474 1981 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Arkansas (AR), Buck Snort 2   The New York Times   📰
475 1981 May, 7th Terrorism   Oregon (OR), Salem 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
476 1981 Apr, 1st Assassination Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   Amsterdam News   📰
477 1981 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Mobile 1 EARR: earr   📰
478 1980 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Nevada (NV), Reno 5   The New York Times   📰
479 1980 Jul, 21st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Coraopolis 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
480 1980 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 18   The New York Times   📰
481 1980 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Wantagh 3   The New York Times   📰
482 1980 Jul, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
483 1980 Jun, 22nd Terrorism   Texas (TX), Daingerfield 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
484 1980 Jun, 1st Terrorism Revenge   Texas (TX), Daingerfield 4   The New York Times   📰
485 1980 May, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 17   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
486 1980 May, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 14   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
487 1980 May, 1st Riot Unknown (?)   Maine (ME), Brunswick 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
488 1980 Feb, 3rd Terrorism   Texas (TX), El Paso 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
489 1980 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM) 33   The New York Times   📰
490 1980 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM), Santa Fe 33   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
491 1980 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Oklahoma (OK), Idabel 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
492 1979 Nov, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Greensboro 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
493 1979 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   Minnesota (MN), Red Lake 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
494 1979 Jan, 1st Terrorism School   California (CA), San Diego 2   Wikipedia   📰
495 1978 Nov, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), San Francisco 2   Wikipedia   📰
496 1978 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Reidsville 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
497 1978 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Pontiac 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
498 1978 Jul, 1st Insurrection Political, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Wikipedia   📰
499 1978 Jun, 17th Terrorism   Rhode Island (RI), Warwick 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
500 1978 Jun, 1st Terrorism Work   Rhode Island (RI), Warwick 5   The New York Times   📰