[General] a riot in your city

[Silverobama]

Hi.

I watched the news saying that many cities in the US have riots because of the death of a black man. I asked my friend in the US. I said "Is there a riot in your city?". Is my question natural?

 

[GoesStation]

It's not terrible. A native speaker would be more likely to say something like Have there been any riots or Has there been rioting. A more neutral way to ask is What's the situation in your city?

 

[Tarheel]

Silver: Has there been any rioting in your city?
Tarheel: Yes, there has. The local authorities have declared a state of emergency.
:-|

 

[Silverobama]

I hope everything goes well for all of you in the US.

 

[tedmc]

Is your city affected by the rioting in the US?

 

[Tdol]

In BrE, you could also say Are there riots in your city? We often use the plural.