Casualty index

Documented civilian casualties

This page ranks all documented incidents by civilian casualty count. Figures are sourced from independent monitoring organizations and represent documented or confirmed casualties, not estimates.

Records

Incidents ranked by casualty count

#IncidentCategorySeverityCasualtiesDateClassification
1COVID-19 Pandemic Response: Deliberate Downplaying and Policy Failures Contributing to Preventable DeathsFederal DismantlementSerious Rights Violation400,000January 22, 2020—
2Saudi Arms Deals and Complicity in Yemen War CrimesForeign Policy & WarInternational Crime (Rome Statute)8,672May 20, 2017probable
3Hurricane Maria and the Federal Abandonment of Puerto RicoFederal DismantlementSerious Rights Violation2,975September 20, 2017—
4Iran War: Crime of Aggression — War Launched Without Congressional AuthorizationMilitary OverreachInternational Crime (Rome Statute)1,700February 28, 2026probable
5Raqqa Bombardment: US-Led Coalition Strikes Killed More Than 1,600 Civilians in Four Months, Amnesty and Airwars Find (June–October 2017)Extrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation1,600June 6, 2017potential
62026 Lebanon War — US Weapons Complicity in Mass Civilian Casualties and White Phosphorus AttacksForeign Policy & WarCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern1,072March 2, 2026potential
7Gaza Humanitarian Foundation: US-Funded Aid Scheme Where Hundreds Were Killed Seeking Food (May–November 2025)Complicity in GenocideCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern859May 26, 2025potential
8U.S. Complicity in Israel's Operation Eternal Darkness: April 8 Lebanon MassacreForeign Policy & WarCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern357April 8, 2026—
9Operation Southern Spear: Lethal Drone Strikes on Caribbean and Pacific Drug BoatsExtrajudicial KillingInternational Crime (Rome Statute)231September 2, 2025probable
10Operation Rough Rider: US Killed More Civilians in 52 Days Than in Previous 23 Years in YemenExtrajudicial KillingInternational Crime (Rome Statute)224March 15, 2025probable
11Betrayal of Kurdish Allies: U.S. Withdrawal Enabling Turkish Military Offensive in Northeast SyriaForeign Policy & WarMajor Abuse of Power218October 7, 2019—
12Minab School Strike: US Tomahawk Cruise Missile Kills At Least 156 at a Primary SchoolForeign Policy & WarCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern156February 28, 2026potential
13Mosul al-Jadida Airstrike: US Bomb Collapses Building on Sheltering Families, Killing At Least 105 Civilians (March 2017)Extrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation105March 17, 2017potential
14US Strikes on Ras Issa Fuel Port Kill 84+ Civilians in YemenExtrajudicial KillingInternational Crime (Rome Statute)84April 17, 2025probable
15Attacks on Iranian Healthcare Facilities: WHO Verifies 18 Strikes on Hospitals and Medical InfrastructureForeign Policy & WarCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern63February 28, 2026potential
16US Airstrike Kills 61 to 68 African Migrants in Yemen Detention CenterExtrajudicial KillingInternational Crime (Rome Statute)61April 28, 2025probable
17Al-Jinah Mosque Strike: US Bombs Hit a Religious Gathering in Syria, Killing 38; UN Finds the US Failed to Take Feasible Precautions (March 2017)Extrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation38March 16, 2017potential
18Lamerd Sports Hall Strike: US Airburst Missiles Hit a Sports Centre, School and Homes in Southern Iran, Killing At Least 21 (February 2026)Foreign Policy & WarCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern21February 28, 2026potential
19Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Convicted of Killing Iraqi Civilians at Nisour Square (2020)Rule of LawCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern14December 22, 2020—
20Somalia Civilian Casualties: Loosened Targeting Rules and Transparency RollbacksMilitary OverreachSerious Rights Violation14March 30, 2017potential
21Yakla Raid: Trump's First Military Operation Kills Civilians and a U.S. Navy SEALExtrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation14January 29, 2017—
22Eastern Pacific Convoy Strike: Eight Men Who Jumped Overboard Left in the Sea as US Forces Sank Their Boats (December 2025)Extrajudicial KillingInternational Crime (Rome Statute)11December 30, 2025probable
23Shayrat Airbase Strike: Unilateral Military Action Against Syria Without Congressional AuthorizationMilitary OverreachCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern9April 6, 2017—
24U.S. Strike Destroys Iran's B1 Bridge, Killing Civilians on Nowruz HolidayForeign Policy & WarSerious Rights Violation8April 2, 2026potential
25January 6 Capitol Insurrection: Incitement of an Attack on Democratic Transition of PowerRule of LawCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern7January 6, 2021—
26Torture and Enforced Disappearances at 'Alligator Alcatraz' and Krome Detention CentersDeportation to TortureCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern6September 1, 2025—
27Children in Cages: CBP Overcrowding, Freezing Cells, and Documented Child DeathsDeportation to TortureSerious Rights Violation6May 1, 2019—
28Sirik Wedding Strike: US Munition Likely Hit Wedding Celebration in Southern Iran, Killing a 4-Year-Old and At Least Three Others (September 2026)Foreign Policy & WarSerious Rights Violation4September 1, 2026potential
29HHS Dismantlement Under RFK Jr. During the Worst Measles Outbreak in 30 YearsFederal DismantlementSerious Rights Violation3March 27, 2025—
30Navy SEAL Raid in Ma'rib, Yemen: Villagers Say Five Civilians Killed, Including a 15-Year-Old Shot While Fleeing (May 2017)Extrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation2May 23, 2017potential
31ICE Agent Kills Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine; Trump Overrides Pause on ICE Traffic StopsExtrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation1July 13, 2026—
32ICE Officer Fatally Shoots Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Construction Worker Who Was Not the Target, in HoustonExtrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation1July 7, 2026—
33Repeated Strikes Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power PlantForeign Policy & WarSerious Rights Violation1March 24, 2026—
34Federal Agents Kill ICU Nurse Alex Pretti During Minneapolis Immigration ProtestExtrajudicial KillingCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern1January 24, 2026—
35ICE Agent Kills Renee Good, American Mother of Three, in MinneapolisExtrajudicial KillingCritical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern1January 7, 2026—
36ICE Agent Kills Silverio Villegas González in Franklin Park, Illinois; Body Camera Undercuts DHS AccountExtrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation1September 12, 2025—
37HSI Agent Kills US Citizen Ruben Ray Martinez on South Padre Island; Federal Role Undisclosed for 11 MonthsExtrajudicial KillingSerious Rights Violation1March 15, 2025—