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.
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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
601 1969 May, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Ravenna 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
602 1969 May, 1st Riot Unknown (?)   California (CA), San Francisco 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
603 1969 May, 1st Riot Political   California (CA), Berkeley 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
604 1969 Apr, 5th Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Harrisburg 4   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
605 1969 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
606 1969 Jan, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Westernville 5   The New York Times   📰
607 1968 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Berea 2   The New York Times   📰
608 1968 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Ohio (OH), Columbus 5   The New York Times   📰
609 1968 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Florida (FL), Miami 5   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
610 1968 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Miami 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
611 1968 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 10   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
612 1968 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), South Bronx, New York City 4   The New York Times   📰
613 1968 Jul, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), New York City 2   The New York Times   📰
614 1968 Jun, 1st Assassination Political   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Wikipedia   📰
615 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 11   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
616 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Washington 6   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
617 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Maryland (MD), Baltimore 6   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
618 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   North Carolina (NC), Central Prison 5 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
619 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
620 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
621 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Kansas City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
622 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
623 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), San Francisco 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
624 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Tallahassee 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
625 1968 Apr, 1st Assassination Race   California (CA), Oakland 1   NPR: National Public Radio   📰
626 1968 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Maryland (MD), Breathedsville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
627 1968 Apr, 1st Assassination Political   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 1   King Institute At Stanford University   📰
628 1968 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Michigan (MI), Ironwood 7   The New York Times   📰
629 1968 Feb, 1st Riot Race   South Carolina (SC), Orangeburg 3 EARR: earr   📰
630 1967 Oct, 23rd Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Lock Haven 6   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
631 1967 Oct, 1st Terrorism Work   Pennsylvania (PA), Loganton 7   The New York Times   📰
632 1967 Oct, 1st Riot Political, Race   California (CA), Oakland 1 EARR: earr   📰
633 1967 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
634 1967 Aug, 1st Assassination Political   Virginia (VA), Arlington 1   Wikipedia   📰
635 1967 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 43   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
636 1967 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New Jersey (NJ), Newark 23 The New York Times, EARR: earr   📰
637 1967 Jul, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Wadesboro 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
638 1967 Jun, 1st Terrorism   Iowa (IA) 3   The New York Times   📰
639 1967 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Georgia (GA), Atlanta 1 EARR: earr   📰
640 1967 May, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Houston 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
641 1967 May, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
642 1967 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Cincinnati 1 EARR: earr   📰
643 1966 Nov, 12th Terrorism   Arizona (AZ), Mesa 5   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
644 1966 Aug, 1st Terrorism Education   Texas (TX), Austin 16   The New York Times   📰
645 1966 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Texas (TX), Austin 15   TVPDB: The Violence Project database of mass shootings in the United States (Version 7)   📰
646 1966 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Benton Harbor 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
647 1966 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 10   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
648 1966 Mar, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
649 1966 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Upton 4   The New York Times   📰
650 1966 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 4   The New York Times   📰
651 1966 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
652 1966 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Dayton 1 EARR: earr   📰
653 1965 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Menard 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
654 1965 Aug, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 34   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
655 1965 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Selma 1   Wikipedia   📰
656 1965 Mar, 1st Riot   UNKNOWN (UNK), Selma 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
657 1965 Feb, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Marion 1   The New York Times   📰
658 1964 Dec, 1st Assassination Race   Louisiana (LA), Ferriday 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
659 1964 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Menard State Penitentiary 3 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
660 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Rochester 4 EARR: earr   📰
661 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Albany 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
662 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Harlem, New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
663 1964 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Colbert 1   Wikipedia   📰
664 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Harlem 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
665 1964 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Meridian 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
666 1964 May, 1st Terrorism   California (CA) 44   Wikipedia   📰
667 1963 Sep, 1st Terrorism Race   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 4 EARR: earr   📰
668 1963 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
669 1963 Jun, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Lexington 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
670 1963 Jun, 1st Assassination Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 1 EARR: earr   📰
671 1963 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Texas (TX) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
672 1962 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Oxford 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
673 1962 Apr, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
674 1962 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 1 EARR: earr   📰
675 1961 Oct, 1st Terrorism Work   Indiana (IN), Gary 5   The New York Times   📰
676 1960 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
677 1960 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
678 1959 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 2   The New York Times   📰
679 1959 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Montana (MT), Montana State Prison 6 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
680 1959 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Poplarville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
681 1959 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Pearl River 1 EARR: earr   📰
682 1958 Oct, 1st Terrorism   Nevada (NV), Boulder City 1   The New York Times   📰
683 1958 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Nebraska (NE) 11   The New York Times   📰
684 1957 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Colorado (CO), Colorado State Reformatory 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
685 1955 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Texas (TX), Bexar 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
686 1955 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Money 1 EARR: earr   📰
687 1954 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Missouri (MO), Missoury State Penitentiary 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
688 1954 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Missouri (MO), Missoury State Penitentiary 4 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
689 1954 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Pontiac State Penitentiary 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
690 1953 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Washington (WA), Washington State Reformatory 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
691 1953 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM), New Mexico Penitentiary 2 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
692 1952 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   UNKNOWN (UNK), Bordeux Jail 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
693 1952 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Michigan (MI), Michigan State Prison 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
694 1952 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Nebraska (NE), Merriman 3   The New York Times   📰
695 1951 Dec, 1st Terrorism Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Florida 2   Wikipedia   📰
696 1951 Aug, 1st Terrorism Education   Kansas (KS), Kansas City 2   The New York Times   📰
697 1949 Sep, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Camden 13   The New York Times   📰
698 1947 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Glynn 8 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
699 1947 May, 1st Riot Prison   Kansas (KS), Fort Leavenworth 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
700 1947 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Bronx 4   The New York Times   📰