List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States

Listed are major episodes of civil unrest in the United States.

This list does not include the numerous incidents of destruction and violence associated with various sporting events.

[1] The disturbance lasted for an hour with 150 youths participating.

A grocery store was looted and set on fire.

Four police officers, including one involved in the initial arrest, were injured.

The New York Orange Riot of 1871, between Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants.
Protesters surround a police precinct in Minneapolis during the George Floyd protests , part of a larger wave of civil unrest in 2020 and 2021 .