Riot

A riot is an event of public disorder by a large group, usually involving violence. Their causes can been found in a variety of social, economic or political factors.

Example of riots in the United States include the following examples:

• The 1949 Peekskill Riots
• The 1965 Watts Riots
• The 1967 Detroit riots
• The 1967 Newark riots
• The 1971 Attica prison riot
• The 1992 Los Angeles riots
• The 2015-2016 Ferguson riots
• The 2020 Leftist riots

See also

• Riots during the Obama Administration