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Published on: | Last updated:  The ACLED dataset contains disaggregated incident information on political violence, demonstrations, and select related non-violent developments around the world, as outlined in the ACLED Codebook. It is an event based dataset.…

Published on: | Last updated:  ACLED data are widely used for trend monitoring, early warning, and risk analysis that supports and informs operational safety and security decision making. ACLED data are used by individuals, media outlets, scholars, policymakers, and practitioners around the world for a wide range of applications, from risk assessments and early warning initiatives to human rights advocacy and academic research.…

Published on: | Last updated:  ACLED data are updated weekly every Monday and Tuesday. The data are available for download through our export tool, curated data files, or API, after registering for an account on the ACLED Access Portal.…

Published on: | Last updated:  The various data columns, such as the ‘Actor’, ‘Event type’, and ‘Disorder type’ columns, can be used to filter events by specific event types and actors.…

Published on: | Last updated:  ACLED data are available in a spreadsheet. Each row represents an individual event. There are multiple columns which contain specific information on the location, date, involved actors, reported fatalities, and other characteristics of the event.…