* 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit protests, Sept. 24-25, 193 arrested
Billionaire investor George Soros has told the BBC this week's G20 summit in London will be a "make or break" event for the world economy. He spoke as thousands of protesters marched through London demanding action on poverty, climate change and jobs.
* 2010 – Springfest riot, April 10, 200, 30–35 arrested; Harrisonburg, Virginia.
* 2010 – Santa Cruz May Day riot, May 1, 250 turnout, 1 arrested, Santa Cruz, California.
* 2010 – BART verdict riot, July 8, Police shooting of Oscar Grant. 78 people were arrested. Oakland, California.
* 2010 - Westlake District Riots, Sept.6-8, in response to LAPD shooting a Guatemalan immigrant. Los Angeles, California.
* 2010 – Oakland protest riot, Nov. 5, shooting of Oscar Grant on New Years Day 2009; see Oscar Grant. Oakland, California.
* 2011 – Pennsylvania State University, Joe Paterno riot.
* 2011 – Occupy Wall Street (Brooklyn Bridge protests). More than 700 people were arrested. Brooklyn, New York
* 2011 – Occupy Wall Street Oakland protests riots. October.
* 2012 – NATO 2012 Chicago Summit, May. Conflict between riot police. Dozens of demonstrators clubbed and arrested.
* 2012 – Anaheim police shooting and protests, July 28. From multiple police shootings (Manuel Diaz). 24 people were arrested.
* 2013 - Flatbush Riots, March 11, Riots in Brooklyn, New York after the death of Kimani Gray who was shot and killed by NYPD.
* 2014 – Ferguson unrest, Ferguson, Missouri, August 10. Protests turned into violent riots from police shooting (Michael Brown).
* 2014 – New York and Berkeley, California – Grand jury refused to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner
* 2015 - Baltimore protests, April 25-28. After days of peaceful protests, rioting and looting broke out, Freddie Gray death
* 2016 – Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, January–February 2015. 1 killed and several dozen arrested.
* 2016 - Anaheim, California Feb. 29. 3 People stabbed and 13 others arrested during a Ku Klux Klan rally.
* 2016 – 2016 Donald Trump Chicago rally protest, March 11. Five people arrested and two police officers injured
* 2016 - Democracy Spring rally in April. March to Washington D.C. and sit-ins lead to arrests.
* 2016 - Protests were held in response to the officer-involved shootings in multiple cities.
* 2016 - 2016 Milwaukee riots, Sherman Park, August 13–15. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
* 2016 - 2016 Charlotte riot, September 20-21, Riots started in response to the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police
* 2016 - Dakota Access Pipeline protests, 141 Protesters Native American Protesters Arrested. Multiple skirmishes with police.
*2016 - As a result of Donald Trump being elected 45th President of the U.S., thousands protested across twenty five American cities