ACLED Standards

ACLED is the world’s most trusted and detailed real-time data and analysis on political violence and protest

• Independent, impartial global monitor that collects, analyzes, and maps real-time data on political violence and protest.
• Researcher-led/coded and can’t be replicated by AI.
• Unbiased, open, and transparent.
• Accurately captures the reality on the ground using media, local networks, and in-country organizations.
• Multiple internal verification and accuracy checks for each incident.
• Trusted by major press, governments, policymakers, humanitarian organizations, and private sector partners, including Reuters, BBC, Al Jazeera, World Bank,  United Nations, insurance underwriters, and industrial manufacturers.
• Free suite of tools people can use themselves to explore our data.