<P> Assassination attempts and plots on the President of the United States have been numerous , ranging from the early 1800s to the 2010s . More than 30 attempts to kill an incumbent or former president , or a president - elect have been made since the early 1800s . Four sitting presidents have been killed , all of them by gunshot : Abraham Lincoln ( 1865 ) , James A. Garfield ( 1881 ) , William McKinley ( 1901 ) and John F. Kennedy ( 1963 ) . Additionally , two presidents have been injured in attempted assassinations , also by gunshot : Theodore Roosevelt ( 1912 ; former president at the time ) and Ronald Reagan ( 1981 ) . </P>
<P> Assassination attempts and plots on the President of the United States have been numerous , ranging from the early 1800s to the 2010s . More than 30 attempts to kill an incumbent or former president , or a president - elect have been made since the early 1800s . Four sitting presidents have been killed , all of them by gunshot : Abraham Lincoln ( 1865 ) , James A. Garfield ( 1881 ) , William McKinley ( 1901 ) and John F. Kennedy ( 1963 ) . Additionally , two presidents have been injured in attempted assassinations , also by gunshot : Theodore Roosevelt ( 1912 ; former president at the time ) and Ronald Reagan ( 1981 ) . </P>
how many us presidents have there been assassinated
how many us presidents have there been assassinated
Four
Four