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
701 1947 Feb, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Pickens 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
702 1946 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   North Carolina (NC), Wilson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
703 1946 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Minden 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
704 1946 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Monroe 4   The New York Times   📰
705 1946 May, 1st Riot Prison   California (CA), Alcatraz 5   The New York Times   📰
706 1946 Mar, 1st Riot Prison   Tennessee (TN), County Jail 2 Leeke 1973: South Carolina Dept. of Corrections   📰
707 1946 Feb, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Columbia 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
708 1946 Feb, 1st Riot Prison   Wisconsin (WI), Milwaukee 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
709 1945 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Madison 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
710 1945 May, 1st Riot Prison   Indiana (IN), Fort Benjamin Harrison 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
711 1944 Nov, 1st Riot Race   Washington (WA), Seattle 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
712 1944 Jan, 1st Riot Race   Tennessee (TN), Ripley 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
713 1943 Aug, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), New York City 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
714 1943 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Michigan (MI), Detroit 34   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
715 1943 Jun, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Beaumont 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
716 1943 May, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), El Paso 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
717 1943 Jan, 1st Riot Race   California (CA), Impo 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
718 1942 Dec, 1st Riot Ethnic   California (CA), Manzanar 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
719 1942 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Quitman 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
720 1942 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Jones 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
721 1942 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Laurel 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
722 1942 Jul, 1st Lynching Race   Texas (TX), Texarkana 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
723 1942 Apr, 1st Riot Race   New Jersey (NJ), Burlingtion 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
724 1942 Jan, 1st Riot Prison   Massachusetts (MA), Bridgewater 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
725 1942 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Missouri (MO), Sikeston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
726 1941 Aug, 1st Riot Economic   New York (NY), New York City 3   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
727 1941 Aug, 1st Riot Race   North Carolina (NC), Fayetteville 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
728 1941 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Kentucky (KY), Ft. Knox 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
729 1938 Dec, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Stone 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
730 1938 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Ruston 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
731 1937 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Massillon 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
732 1937 Jun, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Youngstown 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
733 1937 May, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Chicago 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
734 1937 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Duck Hill 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
735 1936 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Georgia (GA), Milledgeville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
736 1936 Apr, 1st Riot Race   Virginia (VA), Gordonsville 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
737 1936 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Oxford 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
738 1936 Jan, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Arkansas (AR) 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
739 1935 Nov, 1st Lynching Political   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
740 1935 Jul, 1st Riot Prison   Oregon (OR), Salem 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
741 1935 Apr, 1st Riot Political   New Mexico (NM), Gallup 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
742 1935 Mar, 1st Riot Race   New York (NY), Harlem 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
743 1935 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Louisiana (LA) 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
744 1934 Nov, 1st Riot Political   Pennsylvania (PA), Kelayres 5   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
745 1934 Oct, 1st Riot Labor   Pennsylvania (PA), Bridgeport 1   The New York Times   📰
746 1934 Oct, 1st Riot Race   Florida (FL), Marianna 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
747 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   South Carolina (SC) 10   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
748 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   South Carolina (SC), Honca Path 6   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
749 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Georgia (GA), Trion 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
750 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Rhode Island (RI), Woonsocket 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
751 1934 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   Rhode Island (RI), Saylesville 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
752 1934 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Illinois (IL), Pontiac 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
753 1934 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   California (CA), San Francisco 4   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
754 1934 Jul, 1st Riot Political   Ohio (OH), Cleveland 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
755 1934 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
756 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   Alabama (AL), Birmingham 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
757 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   Ohio (OH), Toledo 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
758 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   Minnesota (MN), Minneapolis 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
759 1934 May, 1st Riot Labor   California (CA), San Pedro 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
760 1934 Mar, 1st Riot Political   Kansas (KS), Kansas City 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
761 1934 Feb, 1st Riot Labor   Alabama (AL), Jefferson 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
762 1934 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Tampa 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
763 1933 Jul, 1st Riot   New York (NY), Astoria 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
764 1933 Jan, 1st Assassination Political   Florida (FL), Miami 1 Kirkham Et Al 1970   📰
765 1932 Dec, 1st Riot Political   Alabama (AL), Tallassee 3   The New York Times   📰
766 1932 Sep, 1st Riot Labor   New Jersey (NJ), South River 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
767 1932 Jul, 1st Riot Political   Washington (WA), Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 1   Historynet.Com, Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
768 1932 Jul, 1st Riot Labor   Illinois (IL), Ottawa 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
769 1932 Mar, 1st Riot Labor   Michigan (MI), Dearborn 4   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
770 1931 Sep, 1st Riot Prison   Texas (TX), Ut 2   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
771 1931 Aug, 1st Riot Race   Illinois (IL), Chicago 3   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
772 1931 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Florida (FL), Blountstown, Calhoun 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
773 1931 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Alabama (AL), Haynesville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
774 1931 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Louisiana (LA), Pointe à la Hache 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
775 1931 Jul, 1st Riot Labor, Race   Alabama (AL), Camp Hill 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
776 1931 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Tennessee (TN), Union City 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
777 1931 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Inverness, Sunflower 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
778 1931 Mar, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Vicksburg 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
779 1931 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Maryville, Nodaway 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
780 1931 Jan, 1st Lynching Extralegal   North Dakota (ND), McKenzie 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
781 1930 Oct, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Cartersville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
782 1930 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Kemper 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
783 1930 Sep, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Thomasville 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
784 1930 Aug, 1st Riot Prison   Louisiana (LA), Pointe Coupee 1   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
785 1930 Aug, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Raymond 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
786 1930 Jul, 1st Riot Race   Alabama (AL), Emelle 5   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
787 1930 Jul, 1st Lynching Political   Georgia (GA), Ailey 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
788 1930 Jun, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Union 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
789 1930 May, 1st Riot Race   Oklahoma (OK), Chickasha 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
790 1930 May, 1st Riot Race   Texas (TX), Sherman 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
791 1930 Apr, 1st Riot Prison   Ohio (OH), Columbus 317   The New York Times   📰
792 1930 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Bolivar 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
793 1930 Apr, 1st Lynching Race   South Carolina (SC), Walhalla 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
794 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Indiana (IN), Marion 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
795 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Scooba 2   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
796 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Mississippi (MS), Delta 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
797 1930 Jan, 1st Lynching Race   Georgia (GA), Ocilla 1   Paul A. Gilje, Riots In The United States   📰
798 1929 Dec, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Auburn 9   The New York Times   📰
799 1929 Dec, 1st Riot Prison   New York (NY), Auburn 8   Hartford Daily Courant Or The Hartford Courant   📰
800 1929 Dec, 1st Terrorism Political   West Virginia (WV), Romney 3   The New York Times   📰