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
501 1984 May, 17th Terrorism   Alaska (AK), Manley Hot Springs 8   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
502 1983 Oct, 11th Terrorism   Texas (TX), College Station 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
503 1983 Sep, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Natrona Heights 2   The New York Times   📰
504 1983 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Oklahoma (OK), Hominy 1   The New York Times   📰
505 1983 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Alaska (AK), McCarthy 6   The New York Times   📰
506 1983 Feb, 3rd Terrorism   New York (NY), Manhattan 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
507 1982 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
508 1982 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 1 EARR: earr   📰
509 1982 Sep, 1st Terrorism Family   Pennsylvania (PA), Wilkes-Barre 13   The New York Times   📰
510 1982 Aug, 20th Terrorism   Florida (FL), Miami 8   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
511 1982 Aug, 9th Terrorism   Texas (TX), Grand Prairie 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
512 1982 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Florida (FL), Miami 9   The New York Times   📰
513 1982 May, 3rd Terrorism   Alaska (AK), Anchorage 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
514 1982 May, 1st Terrorism Work   Maryland (MD), Bethesda 2   The New York Times   📰
515 1982 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   The New York Times   📰
516 1981 Dec, 1st Riot Political   New Jersey (NJ), Interstate 80 1   The New York Times   📰
517 1981 Nov, 1st Terrorism Religion   UNKNOWN (UNK), Nashville 1   The New York Times   📰
518 1981 Oct, 16th Terrorism   Kentucky (KY), Allen 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
519 1981 Oct, 1st Riot Political   New York (NY), Nanuet 4   Wikipedia   📰
520 1981 Oct, 1st Riot Political   Arkansas (AR), Buck Snort 2   The New York Times   📰
521 1981 May, 7th Terrorism   Oregon (OR), Salem 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
522 1981 Apr, 1st Assassination Political   New York (NY), New York City 1   Amsterdam News   📰
523 1981 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Mobile 1 EARR: earr   📰
524 1980 Nov, 1st Terrorism Work   Nevada (NV), Reno 5   The New York Times   📰
525 1980 Jul, 21st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Coraopolis 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
526 1980 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 18   The New York Times   📰
527 1980 Jul, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Wantagh 3   The New York Times   📰
528 1980 Jul, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
529 1980 Jun, 22nd Terrorism   Texas (TX), Daingerfield 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
530 1980 Jun, 1st Terrorism Revenge   Texas (TX), Daingerfield 4   The New York Times   📰
531 1980 May, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 17   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
532 1980 May, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 14   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
533 1980 May, 1st Riot Unknown (?)   Maine (ME), Brunswick 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
534 1980 Feb, 3rd Terrorism   Texas (TX), El Paso 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
535 1980 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM), Santa Fe 33   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
536 1980 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM) 33   The New York Times   📰
537 1980 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Oklahoma (OK), Idabel 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
538 1979 Nov, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Greensboro 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
539 1979 May, 1st Riot Ethnic   Minnesota (MN), Red Lake 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
540 1979 Jan, 1st Terrorism School   California (CA), San Diego 2   Wikipedia   📰
541 1978 Nov, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), San Francisco 2   Wikipedia   📰
542 1978 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Reidsville 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
543 1978 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Pontiac 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
544 1978 Jul, 1st Insurrection Political, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 1   Wikipedia   📰
545 1978 Jun, 17th Terrorism   Rhode Island (RI), Warwick 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
546 1978 Jun, 1st Terrorism Work   Rhode Island (RI), Warwick 5   The New York Times   📰
547 1978 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Elizabeth 1   The New York Times   📰
548 1977 Aug, 26th Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Hackettstown 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
549 1977 Jul, 23rd Terrorism   Oregon (OR), Klamath Falls 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
550 1977 Jun, 1st Riot Ethnic   Illinois (IL), Chicago 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
551 1977 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Hamilton 2   The New York Times   📰
552 1977 Feb, 14th Terrorism   New York (NY), New Rochelle 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
553 1977 Feb, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), New Rochelle 6   The New York Times   📰
554 1976 Nov, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Mechanicville 2   The New York Times   📰
555 1976 Sep, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
556 1976 Jul, 12th Terrorism   California (CA), Fullerton 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
557 1976 Jun, 1st Riot Ethnic, Political   Illinois (IL), Chicago 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
558 1976 Apr, 1st Assassination Race   Massachusetts (MA), Boston 1 EARR: earr   📰
559 1975 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
560 1975 Mar, 2nd Terrorism   California (CA), Smith River 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
561 1975 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Cohoes 1   The New York Times   📰
562 1974 Dec, 1st Terrorism Education   New York (NY), Olean 3   The New York Times   📰
563 1974 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Reidsville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
564 1974 Sep, 1st Riot Ethnic   New Jersey (NJ), Newark 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
565 1974 Jul, 1st Terrorism   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 2   The New York Times   📰
566 1974 May, 1st Riot Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 6   Wikipedia   📰
567 1974 Feb, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Sussex 4   The New York Times   📰
568 1974 Feb, 1st Terrorism Political   Maryland (MD), Anne Arundel 3   Wikipedia   📰
569 1974 Jan, 1st Terrorism Race   California (CA), San Francisco 4   The New York Times   📰
570 1974 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Alabama (AL), Atmore 2   The New York Times   📰
571 1973 Nov, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), Oakland 1   Wikipedia   📰
572 1973 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Oklahoma (OK) 4   The New York Times   📰
573 1973 May, 1st Riot Political   New Jersey (NJ) 2   The Guardian   📰
574 1973 Apr, 1st Terrorism   California (CA), Los Angeles 7   The New York Times   📰
575 1973 Jan, 7th Terrorism   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 7   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
576 1973 Jan, 1st Terrorism Political   Louisiana (LA), New Orleans 7   The New York Times   📰
577 1972 Nov, 1st Riot Education   Louisiana (LA), Baton Rouge 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
578 1972 Jun, 21st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Cherry Hill 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
579 1972 Jun, 1st Terrorism Work   New Jersey (NJ), Cherry Hills 7   The New York Times   📰
580 1972 Jun, 1st Terrorism Race   New Jersey (NJ), Elizabeth 1   The New York Times   📰
581 1972 May, 29th Terrorism   North Carolina (NC), Raleigh 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
582 1971 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Texas (TX), Dallas 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
583 1971 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Attica 43   The New York Times   📰
584 1971 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 11 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
585 1971 Mar, 1st Riot Political   PR (PR), San Juan 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
586 1971 Feb, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Wilmington 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
587 1970 Sep, 23rd Terrorism   New York (NY), Albany 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
588 1970 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Fort Lauderdale 1   The New York Times   📰
589 1970 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic, Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
590 1970 May, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Augusta 8   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
591 1970 May, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Kent 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
592 1970 May, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 2 EARR: earr   📰
593 1970 May, 1st Riot Race   Virginia (VA), Alexandria 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
594 1970 Apr, 1st Riot Political   California (CA), Santa Barbara 1   SBI: Santa Barbara Independent   📰
595 1970 Mar, 1st Terrorism Political   New York (NY), New York City 3   Fbi.Gov   📰
596 1969 Dec, 1st Riot Race   Pennsylvania (PA), York 2   The New York Times   📰
597 1969 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Pendleton 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
598 1969 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Pendleton 2 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
599 1969 Aug, 1st Terrorism   West Virginia (WV), Parkersburg 2   The New York Times   📰
600 1969 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   Kansas (KS), Lansing 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰