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
701 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   South Carolina (SC) 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
702 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   South Carolina (SC), Honca Path 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
703 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Georgia (GA), Trion 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
704 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Rhode Island (RI), Woonsocket 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
705 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Rhode Island (RI), Saylesville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
706 1934 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Pontiac 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
707 1934 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   California (CA), San Francisco 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
708 1934 Jul, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
709 1934 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
710 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
711 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Toledo 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
712 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
713 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   California (CA), San Pedro 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
714 1934 Mar, 1st Riot Political   Kansas (KS), Kansas City 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
715 1934 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Alabama (AL), Jefferson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
716 1934 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
717 1933 Jul, 1st Riot   New York (NY), Astoria 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
718 1933 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Florida (FL), Miami 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
719 1932 Dec, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Tallassee 3   The New York Times   📰
720 1932 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), South River 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
721 1932 Jul, 1st Riot Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 1   Historynet.Com, Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
722 1932 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Ottawa 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
723 1932 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Dearborn 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
724 1931 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Texas (TX), Ut 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
725 1931 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
726 1931 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Blountstown, Calhoun 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
727 1931 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Haynesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
728 1931 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Pointe à la Hache 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
729 1931 Jul, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Alabama (AL), Camp Hill 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
730 1931 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Union City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
731 1931 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Inverness, Sunflower 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
732 1931 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
733 1931 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Maryville, Nodaway 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
734 1931 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), McKenzie 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
735 1930 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Cartersville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
736 1930 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Kemper 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
737 1930 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Thomasville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
738 1930 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Louisiana (LA), Pointe Coupee 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
739 1930 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Raymond 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
740 1930 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Emelle 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
741 1930 Jul, 1st Lynching Political   Georgia (GA), Ailey 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
742 1930 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Union 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
743 1930 May, 1st Riot Race   Oklahoma (OK), Chickasha 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
744 1930 May, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Sherman 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
745 1930 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Ohio (OH), Columbus 317   The New York Times   📰
746 1930 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Bolivar 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
747 1930 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Walhalla 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
748 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Indiana (IN), Marion 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
749 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Scooba 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
750 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Delta 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
751 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Ocilla 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
752 1929 Dec, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Auburn 9   The New York Times   📰
753 1929 Dec, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Auburn 8   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
754 1929 Dec, 1st Terrorism Political   West Virginia (WV), Romney 3   The New York Times   📰
755 1929 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Colorado (CO), Canon City 13   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
756 1929 Oct, 1st Riot Prison   Colorado (CO), Colorado State Penitentiary 12   The New York Times   📰
757 1929 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   North Carolina (NC), Marion 6   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
758 1929 Sep, 1st Riot Political   North Carolina (NC), Gastonia 1   The New York Times   📰
759 1929 Aug, 1st Riot Labor   New York (NY), New York City 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
760 1929 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Kansas (KS), Leavenworth 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
761 1929 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Auburn 6 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
762 1929 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Clinton 3 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
763 1929 Feb, 1st Riot Extralegal   Kentucky (KY), Lexington 9   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
764 1928 Jan, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Broughton 8   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
765 1927 Nov, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), Folsom 12   The New York Times   📰
766 1927 Nov, 1st Riot Labor   Colorado (CO), Serene 6   Wikipedia   📰
767 1927 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   North Carolina (NC), Gastonia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
768 1927 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   North Carolina (NC), Gastonia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
769 1927 May, 1st Terrorism Political   Michigan (MI), Bath 45   Wikipedia   📰
770 1927 May, 1st Riot Extralegal   Florida (FL), Tampa 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
771 1927 May, 1st Riot   New York (NY), New York City 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
772 1927 May, 1st Riot Race   Arkansas (AR), Little Rock 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States, Shapiro   📰
773 1926 Apr, 1st Riot Political   Illinois (IL), Herrin 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
774 1926 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Florida (FL), Ocala 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
775 1926 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Jacksonville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
776 1926 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   Missouri (MO), Louisiana 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
777 1925 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Aiken 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
778 1925 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Rocky Ford 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
779 1925 Sep, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
780 1925 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Oregon (OR), Salem 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
781 1925 May, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Longwood 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
782 1925 May, 1st Riot Labor   Arkansas (AR), El Dorado 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
783 1925 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Dover 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
784 1925 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Union 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
785 1924 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Mercer 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
786 1924 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Niles 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
787 1924 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Hawaii (HI), Hanapepe 15   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
788 1924 Apr, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Lilly 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
789 1923 Aug, 1st Riot   Pennsylvania (PA), Johnstown 6   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
790 1923 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Napanoch 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
791 1923 Aug, 1st Riot Ethnic   Pennsylvania (PA), Carnegie 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
792 1923 May, 1st Lynching Race   Pennsylvania (PA), Beaver 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
793 1923 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
794 1923 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO), Columbia 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
795 1923 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Rosewood 4 EARR: earr   📰
796 1923 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Kentucky (KY), Cory 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
797 1923 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Palm Beach 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
798 1923 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Mississippi (MS), Pickous 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
799 1923 Jan, 1st Riot Labor   Arkansas (AR), Harrison 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
800 1922 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Tennessee (TN), Memphis 1   The New York Times   📰