Section: CrisisDB / US Political Violence Database
🇺🇸 US Political Violence Database
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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
601 1966 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 10   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
602 1966 Mar, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
603 1966 Jan, 1st Terrorism Work   New York (NY), Upton 4   The New York Times   📰
604 1966 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 4   The New York Times   📰
605 1966 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
606 1966 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Ohio (OH), Dayton 1 EARR: earr   📰
607 1965 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Menard 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
608 1965 Aug, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 34   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
609 1965 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Selma 1   Wikipedia   📰
610 1965 Mar, 1st Riot   UNKNOWN (UNK), Selma 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
611 1965 Feb, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Marion 1   The New York Times   📰
612 1964 Dec, 1st Assassination Race   Louisiana (LA), Ferriday 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
613 1964 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Menard State Penitentiary 3 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
614 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Rochester 4 EARR: earr   📰
615 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Albany 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
616 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Harlem, New York City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
617 1964 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Colbert 1   Wikipedia   📰
618 1964 Jul, 1st Riot Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Harlem 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
619 1964 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Meridian 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
620 1964 May, 1st Terrorism   California (CA) 44   Wikipedia   📰
621 1963 Sep, 1st Terrorism Race   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 4 EARR: earr   📰
622 1963 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
623 1963 Jun, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Lexington 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
624 1963 Jun, 1st Assassination Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 1 EARR: earr   📰
625 1963 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Texas (TX) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
626 1962 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Oxford 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
627 1962 Apr, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Los Angeles 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
628 1962 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Jackson 1 EARR: earr   📰
629 1961 Oct, 1st Terrorism Work   Indiana (IN), Gary 5   The New York Times   📰
630 1960 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
631 1960 Mar, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
632 1959 Aug, 1st Terrorism   Pennsylvania (PA), Philadelphia 2   The New York Times   📰
633 1959 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Montana (MT), Montana State Prison 6 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
634 1959 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Poplarville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
635 1959 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Pearl River 1 EARR: earr   📰
636 1958 Oct, 1st Terrorism   Nevada (NV), Boulder City 1   The New York Times   📰
637 1958 Jan, 1st Terrorism   Nebraska (NE) 11   The New York Times   📰
638 1957 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Colorado (CO), Colorado State Reformatory 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
639 1955 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Texas (TX), Bexar 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
640 1955 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Money 1 EARR: earr   📰
641 1954 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Missouri (MO), Missoury State Penitentiary 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
642 1954 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Missouri (MO), Missoury State Penitentiary 4 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
643 1954 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Pontiac State Penitentiary 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
644 1953 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Washington (WA), Washington State Reformatory 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
645 1953 Jun, 1st Riot Prison   New Mexico (NM), New Mexico Penitentiary 2 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
646 1952 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   UNKNOWN (UNK), Bordeux Jail 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
647 1952 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Michigan (MI), Michigan State Prison 1 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
648 1952 Mar, 1st Terrorism   Nebraska (NE), Merriman 3   The New York Times   📰
649 1951 Dec, 1st Terrorism Race   UNKNOWN (UNK), Florida 2   Wikipedia   📰
650 1951 Aug, 1st Terrorism Education   Kansas (KS), Kansas City 2   The New York Times   📰
651 1949 Sep, 1st Terrorism   New Jersey (NJ), Camden 13   The New York Times   📰
652 1947 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Glynn 8 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
653 1947 May, 1st Riot Prison   Kansas (KS), Fort Leavenworth 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
654 1947 Apr, 1st Terrorism   New York (NY), Bronx 4   The New York Times   📰
655 1947 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Pickens 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
656 1946 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Minden 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
657 1946 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Wilson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
658 1946 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Monroe 4   The New York Times   📰
659 1946 May, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), Alcatraz 5   The New York Times   📰
660 1946 Mar, 1st Riot Prison   Tennessee (TN), County Jail 2 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
661 1946 Feb, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Columbia 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
662 1946 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
663 1945 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Madison 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
664 1945 May, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Fort Benjamin Harrison 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
665 1944 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Washington (WA), Seattle 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
666 1944 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Ripley 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
667 1943 Aug, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
668 1943 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 34   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
669 1943 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Beaumont 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
670 1943 May, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), El Paso 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
671 1943 Jan, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Impo 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
672 1942 Dec, 1st Riot Ethnic   California (CA), Manzanar 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
673 1942 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Quitman 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
674 1942 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Laurel 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
675 1942 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Jones 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
676 1942 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Texarkana 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
677 1942 Apr, 1st Riot Race   New Jersey (NJ), Burlingtion 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
678 1942 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Massachusetts (MA), Bridgewater 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
679 1942 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO), Sikeston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
680 1941 Aug, 1st Riot Economic   New York (NY), New York City 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
681 1941 Aug, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Fayetteville 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
682 1941 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Kentucky (KY), Ft. Knox 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
683 1938 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Stone 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
684 1938 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Ruston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
685 1937 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Massillon 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
686 1937 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Youngstown 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
687 1937 May, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Chicago 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
688 1937 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Duck Hill 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
689 1936 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Milledgeville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
690 1936 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Virginia (VA), Gordonsville 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
691 1936 Jan, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Arkansas (AR) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
692 1936 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Oxford 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
693 1935 Nov, 1st Lynching Political   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
694 1935 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   Oregon (OR), Salem 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
695 1935 Apr, 1st Riot Political   New Mexico (NM), Gallup 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
696 1935 Mar, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Harlem 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
697 1935 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Louisiana (LA) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
698 1934 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Kelayres 5   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
699 1934 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Marianna 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
700 1934 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Bridgeport 1   The New York Times   📰