American Decline

Incidents of Political Violence in the USA: 2015-2025

2015

  • Charleston church massacre: Dylann Roof killed nine Black parishioners in South Carolina.
  • Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting: Three dead, nine injured in anti-abortion attack.
  • San Bernardino terrorist attack: ISIS-inspired couple killed 14 at a holiday party.
  • St. Cloud Crossroads Center knife attack: Somali refugee injured 10 in a mall before being shot by police.
  • Black churches burned across the South in a series of arson attacks after Charleston.

2016

  • Pulse nightclub mass shooting: 49 killed in Orlando LGBTQ club, ISIS-inspired.
  • Dallas police ambush: Five officers killed at a protest by an anti-police gunman.
  • Baton Rouge police ambush: Three officers killed in retaliatory attack.
  • Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation: Armed anti-government extremists seized federal land.
  • Minnesota mosque bombing attempt foiled; three arrested plotting an attack.

2017

  • Portland MAX train stabbings: Two killed defending teens from racist harassment.
  • Congressional baseball practice shooting: Rep. Steve Scalise and others wounded by anti-GOP attacker.
  • Charlottesville Unite the Right rally: White supremacist rammed car into counterprotest, killing Heather Heyer.
  • Victoria, Texas mosque arson destroyed a worship site.
  • Flint, Michigan airport officer stabbed in ISIS-inspired attack.
  • Minnesota Dar Al-Farooq mosque bombing injured worshippers.
  • Attack on a Sikh man in Washington by an extremist shouting “go back to your country.”

2018

  • Tree of Life Synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh: 11 killed in antisemitic mass shooting.
  • Mail bomb campaign: Cesar Sayoc mailed pipe bombs to Democrats and CNN.
  • Tallahassee yoga studio shooting: Two women killed by misogynist extremist.
  • Jeffersontown Kroger shooting: Two Black shoppers killed in racist attack.
  • Unite the Right 2 rally in Washington sparked violent clashes with counterprotesters.
  • Antifa and far-right Proud Boys brawled in multiple cities including Portland and New York.

2019

  • Chabad of Poway synagogue shooting: One woman killed in California.
  • El Paso Walmart shooting: 23 killed in anti-Latino terrorist attack.
  • Tacoma ICE detention center armed attack ended with suspect killed by police.
  • Jersey City kosher market attack: Four killed in antisemitic violence.
  • Monsey Hanukkah stabbing: One rabbi killed, several injured in home attack.
  • Dayton shooter killed nine, with ideological motives tied to extremist online content.
  • Militia plotted to attack Somali Muslim community in upstate New York.
  • FBI stopped Las Vegas mass shooting plan targeting immigrants.

2020

  • Kenosha unrest shootings: Two killed, one injured by Kyle Rittenhouse during protests.
  • Portland shooting: Right-wing demonstrator Aaron Danielson killed by left-wing activist Michael Reinoehl.
  • Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot foiled by FBI.
  • Antifa-related arsons targeted police precincts in Seattle and Portland.
  • Boogaloo extremist killed two law enforcement officers in California.
  • Armed counterprotesters attacked BLM marchers in Albuquerque, one man shot.
  • Militia members stormed Michigan Capitol with rifles during lockdown protests.

2021

  • January 6th Capitol insurrection: Five dead, 140 officers injured in attempt to overturn election.
  • Capitol vehicle ramming: One officer killed by knife-wielding extremist.
  • Boulder supermarket shooting: Ten killed in politically charged violence.
  • Pipe bombs planted near DNC and RNC headquarters during Capitol attack.
  • Armed extremist arrested outside Kamala Harris’s residence with guns.
  • Far-right plotter planned to derail trains in Washington state.

2022

  • Buffalo supermarket mass shooting: Ten Black shoppers killed in racist attack.
  • Laguna Woods church shooting: One Taiwanese doctor killed, others injured in anti-Taiwan attack.
  • Paul Pelosi hammer attack: House Speaker’s husband assaulted by extremist.
  • Club Q nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs: Five killed, 25 injured in anti-LGBTQ violence.
  • Neo-Nazi cell arrested plotting to sabotage Baltimore’s power grid.
  • Election officials nationwide targeted with violent threats and assaults.
  • FBI disrupted multiple plots to attack state capitols during election certification.

2023

  • Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting: Eight killed by extremist with neo-Nazi ideology.
  • Jacksonville Dollar General shooting: Three Black victims killed in racist terror.
  • Solomon Peña case: Election-denying candidate organized drive-bys at Democrats’ homes.
  • Neo-Nazi group plotted synagogue bombings in Michigan, foiled by FBI.
  • Armed extremist arrested outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home intending assassination.
  • Drag events in Texas threatened and disrupted by armed extremists.
  • Plot uncovered to poison water supply in Idaho with political motivations.

2024

  • Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania: One killed, Trump wounded.
  • Bomb threat in Washington D.C. shut down Capitol complex.
  • White supremacist arrested planning attack on Atlanta power grid.
  • Extremist attempted mass shooting at Phoenix Pride parade.
  • Arizona election offices attacked and vandalized during primaries.
  • Militia group arrested for planning attacks on border agents.
  • Coordinated bomb threats targeted state capitols nationwide.
  • Gunman opened fire at immigration rally injuring attendees.

2025

  • New Orleans truck ramming and shooting attack: 14 killed, dozens injured.
  • Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence arson attempt with Molotov cocktails.
  • Capital Jewish Museum shooting in Washington D.C.: Two Israeli staffers killed.
  • Boulder solidarity walk fire attack: Molotov cocktails and flamethrower used, one killed.
  • Minnesota lawmakers shooting: Multiple politicians and spouses shot, two killed.
  • Assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University.
  • Brooklyn mob attack on pro-Palestinian protesters resulted in injuries.
  • Coordinated threats against HBCUs after Kirk assassination escalated into violence.
  • Armed standoff in Montana with anti-government militia.
  • Political extremist attempted bombing at ICE facility in Texas.
  • Campaign office arson attack in Florida destroyed Democratic HQ.
  • Shooting at climate protest in Washington state wounded several activists.
  • Arson attack on a congressional candidate’s office in Kansas.
  • Political gunman attacked a union hall in Pennsylvania.
  • Mosque attack in Illinois foiled by security.
  • Sikh temple shooting attempt in California left worshippers injured.
  • Election certification officials attacked in Wisconsin.
  • White supremacist gunman opened fire at a Juneteenth celebration in Georgia.
  • State legislator’s office in Texas set on fire in extremist attack.
  • Armed extremist stormed a city council meeting in Idaho.

 

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