Editing Riot (section)

====United States====
[[File:Leffler - 1968 Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. riots.jpg|thumb|The aftermath of a [[1968 Washington, D.C. riots|Washington, D.C. riot]] in April 1968]]

{{Main|Mass racial violence in the United States}}
Under [[Law of the United States|United States federal law]], a riot is defined as:
<blockquote> A public disturbance involving (1) an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons, which act or acts shall constitute a clear and present danger of, or shall result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual or (2) a threat or threats of the commission of an act or acts of violence by one or more persons part of an assemblage of three or more persons having, individually or collectively, the ability of immediate execution of such threat or threats, where the performance of the threatened act or acts of violence would constitute a clear and present danger of, or would result in, damage or injury to the property of any other person or to the person of any other individual.{{usc|18|2102}}.</blockquote>

Each state may have its own definition of a riot. In [[New York (state)|New York]], the term ''riot'' is not defined explicitly, but under § 240.08 of the [[New York Penal Law]], "A person is guilty of inciting to riot when one urges ten or more persons to engage in tumultuous and violent conduct of a kind likely to create public alarm."