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TOP 10 MOST COSTLY U.S. CIVIL DISORDERS
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      Estimated insured loss (1)
Rank Date Location Dollars when occurred In 2016 dollars (2)
1 Apr. 29-May 4, 1992 Los Angeles, CA $775.0 $1,333.2
2 Jul. 23-31, 1967 Detroit, MI 41.5 299.9
3 Aug. 11, 1965 Los Angeles, CA 38.0 291.2
4 May 17-19, 1980 Miami, FL 65.3 191.3
5 Jul. 13-14, 1977 New York City, NY 28.0 (3) 111.5
6 April 25-27, 2015 Baltimore, MD 23.9 24.3
7 Jul. 12-21, 1967 Newark, NJ 11.0 79.5
8 Jul. 12, 1966 Chicago, IL 4.0 29.8
9 Jun. 13-15, 1971 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 17.9
10 Jul. 23-24, 1968 Cleveland, OH 1.5 10.4

(1) Includes riots and civil disorders causing insured losses to the industry of at least $1 million up to 1992, $5 million from 1992 to 1996, and $25 million thereafter. Events as of April 30, 2015.
(2) Adjusted to 2016 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator.
(3) Includes losses caused primarily by fires, looting, vandalism and malicious mischief.

Source: The Property Claim Services; (PCS®), a Verisk Analytics® business; Insurance Information Institute.

 

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THE TEN MOST COSTLY U.S. CIVIL DISORDERS
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      Estimated insured loss (1)
Rank Date Location Dollars when occurred In 2011 dollars
1 Apr. 29-May 4, 1992 Los Angeles, CA $775 $1,243
2 Aug. 11-17, 1965 Los Angeles, CA 44 314
3 Jul. 23, 1967 Detroit, MI 42 283
4 May 17-19, 1980 Miami, FL 65 177
5 Apr. 4-9, 1968 Washington, DC 24 155
6 Jul. 13-14, 1977 New York City, NY 28 104
7 Jul. 12, 1967 Newark, NJ 15 101
8 Apr. 6-9, 1968 Baltimore, MD 14 90
9 Apr. 4-11, 1968 Chicago, IL 13 84
10 Apr. 4-11, 1968 New York City, NY 4 26

(1) Includes riots and civil disorders causing insured losses to the industry of at least $1 million up to 1992, $5 million from 1992 to 1996, and $25 million thereafter.
(2) Adjusted to 2011 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator.

Source: ISO's Property Claim Services unit; Insurance Information Institute.

 
THE TEN MOST COSTLY U.S. CIVIL DISORDERS
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      Estimated insured loss (1) 
Rank Date Location Dollars when occurred In 2013 dollars
1 Apr. 29-May 4, 1992 Los Angeles, CA $775 $1,287
2 Aug. 11-17, 1965 Los Angeles, CA 44 325
3 Jul. 23, 1967 Detroit, MI 42 293
4 May 17-19, 1980 Miami, FL 65 184
5 Apr. 4-9, 1968 Washington, DC 24 161
6 Jul. 13-14, 1977 New York City, NY 28 108
7 Jul. 12, 1967 Newark, NJ 15 105
8 Apr. 6-9, 1968 Baltimore, MD 14 94
9 Apr. 4-11, 1968 Chicago, IL 13 87
10 Apr. 4-11, 1968 New York City, NY 4 27

(1) Includes riots and civil disorders causing insured losses to the industry of at least $1 million up to 1992, $5 million from 1992 to 1996, and $25 million thereafter.
(2) Adjusted to 2013 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator.

Source: The Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit of ISO®, a Verisk Analytics® company; Insurance Information Institute.

 
TOP 10 MOST COSTLY U.S. CIVIL DISORDERS
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      Estimated insured loss (1)
Rank Date Location Dollars when occurred In 2014 dollars (2)
1 Apr. 29-May 4, 1992 Los Angeles, CA $775.0 $1,308.0
2 Jul. 23-31, 1967 Detroit, MI 41.5 294.2
3 Aug. 11, 1965 Los Angeles, CA 38.0 285.6
4 May 17-19, 1980 Miami, FL 65.3 187.5
5 Jul. 13-14, 1977 New York City, NY 28.0 (3) 109.4
6 April 25-27, 2015 Baltimore, MD 23.9 23.9 (4)
7 Jul. 12-21, 1967 Newark, NJ 11.0 78.0
8 Jul. 12, 1966 Chicago, IL 4.0 29.3
9 Jun. 13-15, 1971 Albuquerque, NM 3.0 17.5
10 Jul. 23-24, 1968 Cleveland, OH 1.5 10.2

(1) Includes riots and civil disorders causing insured losses to the industry of at least $1 million up to 1992, $5 million from 1992 to 1996, and $25 million thereafter. As of April 30, 2015.
(2) Adjusted to 2014 dollars by the Insurance Information Institute using the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index Inflation Calculator.
(3) Includes losses caused primarily by fires, looting, vandalism and malicious mischief.
(4) 2015 dollars.

Source: The Property Claim Services; (PCS®), a Verisk Analytics® business;  Insurance Information Institute.