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
501 1978 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Elizabeth 1   The New York Times   📰
502 1977 Aug, 26th Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Hackettstown 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
503 1977 Jul, 23rd Terrorism   Oregon (OR), Klamath Falls 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
504 1977 Jun, 1st Riot Ethnic   Illinois (IL), Chicago 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
505 1977 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Hamilton 2   The New York Times   📰
506 1977 Feb, 14th Terrorism   New York (NY), New Rochelle 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
507 1977 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New Rochelle 6   The New York Times   📰
508 1976 Nov, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Mechanicville 2   The New York Times   📰
509 1976 Sep, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
510 1976 Jul, 12th Terrorism   California (CA), Fullerton 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
511 1976 Jun, 1st Riot Ethnic, Political   Illinois (IL), Chicago 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
512 1976 Apr, 1st Assassination Race   Massachusetts (MA), Boston 1 EARR: earr   📰
513 1975 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
514 1975 Mar, 2nd Terrorism   California (CA), Smith River 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
515 1975 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Cohoes 1   The New York Times   📰
516 1974 Dec, 1st Terrorism Education   New York (NY), Olean 3   The New York Times   📰
517 1974 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Reidsville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
518 1974 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic   New Jersey (NJ), Newark 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
519 1974 Jul, 1st Terrorism   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 2   The New York Times   📰
520 1974 May, 1st Riot Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 6   Wikipedia   📰
521 1974 Feb, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Sussex 4   The New York Times   📰
522 1974 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   Maryland (MD), Anne Arundel 3   Wikipedia   📰
523 1974 Jan, 1st Terrorism Race   California (CA), San Francisco 4   The New York Times   📰
524 1974 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Alabama (AL), Atmore 2   The New York Times   📰
525 1973 Nov, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), Oakland 1   Wikipedia   📰
526 1973 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Oklahoma (OK) 4   The New York Times   📰
527 1973 May, 1st Riot Political   New Jersey (NJ) 2   The Guardian   📰
528 1973 Apr, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Los Angeles 7   The New York Times   📰
529 1973 Jan, 7th Terrorism   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
530 1973 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 7   The New York Times   📰
531 1972 Nov, 1st Riot Education   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
532 1972 Jun, 21st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Cherry Hill 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
533 1972 Jun, 1st Terrorism Work   New Jersey (NJ), Cherry Hills 7   The New York Times   📰
534 1972 Jun, 1st Terrorism Race   New Jersey (NJ), Elizabeth 1   The New York Times   📰
535 1972 May, 29th Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Raleigh 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
536 1971 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
537 1971 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Attica 43   The New York Times   📰
538 1971 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 11 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
539 1971 Mar, 1st Riot Political   PR (PR), San Juan 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
540 1971 Feb, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Wilmington 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
541 1970 Sep, 23rd Terrorism   New York (NY), Albany 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
542 1970 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic, Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
543 1970 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Fort Lauderdale 1   The New York Times   📰
544 1970 May, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Augusta 8   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
545 1970 May, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Kent 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
546 1970 May, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 2 EARR: earr   📰
547 1970 May, 1st Riot Race   Virginia (VA), Alexandria 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
548 1970 Apr, 1st Riot Political   California (CA), Santa Barbara 1   SBI: Santa Barbara Independent   📰
549 1970 Mar, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), New York City 3   Fbi.Gov   📰
550 1969 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), York 2   The New York Times   📰
551 1969 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Pendleton 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
552 1969 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Pendleton 2 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
553 1969 Aug, 1st Terrorism   West Virginia (WV), Parkersburg 2   The New York Times   📰
554 1969 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   Kansas (KS), Lansing 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
555 1969 May, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Ravenna 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
556 1969 May, 1st Riot Unknown (?)   California (CA), San Francisco 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
557 1969 May, 1st Riot Political   California (CA), Berkeley 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
558 1969 Apr, 5th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Harrisburg 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
559 1969 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
560 1969 Jan, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Westernville 5   The New York Times   📰
561 1968 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Berea 2   The New York Times   📰
562 1968 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Florida (FL), Miami 5   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
563 1968 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Ohio (OH), Columbus 5   The New York Times   📰
564 1968 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
565 1968 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 10   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
566 1968 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), South Bronx, New York City 4   The New York Times   📰
567 1968 Jul, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
568 1968 Jun, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Wikipedia   📰
569 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 11   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
570 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Washington 6   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
571 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 6   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
572 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   North Carolina (NC), Central Prison 5 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
573 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
574 1968 Apr, 1st Assassination Political   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 1   King Institute At Stanford University   📰
575 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Maryland (MD), Breathedsville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
576 1968 Apr, 1st Assassination Race   California (CA), Oakland 1   NPR: National Public Radio   📰
577 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
578 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Kansas City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
579 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
580 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Tallahassee 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
581 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), San Francisco 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
582 1968 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Michigan (MI), Ironwood 7   The New York Times   📰
583 1968 Feb, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Orangeburg 3 EARR: earr   📰
584 1967 Oct, 23rd Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Lock Haven 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
585 1967 Oct, 1st Terrorism Work   Pennsylvania (PA), Loganton 7   The New York Times   📰
586 1967 Oct, 1st Riot Political, Race   California (CA), Oakland 1 EARR: earr   📰
587 1967 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
588 1967 Aug, 1st Assassination Political   Virginia (VA), Arlington 1   Wikipedia   📰
589 1967 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 43   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
590 1967 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New Jersey (NJ), Newark 23 The New York Times, EARR: earr   📰
591 1967 Jul, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Wadesboro 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
592 1967 Jun, 1st Terrorism   Iowa (IA) 3   The New York Times   📰
593 1967 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 1 EARR: earr   📰
594 1967 May, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Houston 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
595 1967 May, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
596 1967 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Cincinnati 1 EARR: earr   📰
597 1966 Nov, 12th Terrorism   Arizona (AZ), Mesa 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
598 1966 Aug, 1st Terrorism Education   Texas (TX), Austin 16   The New York Times   📰
599 1966 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Austin 15   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
600 1966 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Benton Harbor 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰