Data & Tools

ACLED is the highest-quality and most widely used near real-time source on political violence and protest data worldwide. Our event-based dataset is designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. All data are updated at the start of every week, through the most recent Friday. Download the data yourself, or explore it using our suite of tools. 

Visit our Knowledge Base for guides on our methodology.

Download Data

Use your API key to download our data. Visit our access portal to register if you do not have a key.

Data Export

Download subsets of ACLED data using your API key

Curated Data

Download ACLED data files for a specific region or topic

Interact with ACLED Data

Use our range of tools to further explore and interact with ACLED data.

Explorer

Calculate the number of ACLED events or fatalities

Conflict Exposure

Measure the impact of conflict on civilians

Conflict Alert System (CAST)

Monthly conflict forecasts for the next six months

Conflict Index

Ranking countries’ level of violent conflict on multiple dimensions

Trendfinder

Visualize trends in the most recent ACLED data

Registration and Access

To access ACLED Data, please register for an account in the ACLED Access Portal or login with your existing account information.

For more information, read our Access Guide. If any questions remain, please contact ACLED at [email protected].