Methodology
Documentation on ACLED’s methodology, including how ACLED sources and codes information on political violence and protest.
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How to interpret ACLED’s fatality records in Sudan
This article explains why ACLED's fatality figures for Sudan are lower than death toll estimates by other sources, and how readers should interpret ACLED data in that context, along with the specific challenges of tracking conflict deaths in Sudan.
ACLED’s approach to coding actors in post-Assad Syria
A guide to ACLED’s approach to coding actors in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Coding of maritime events in Latin America & the Caribbean
How ACLED codes maritime events in Latin America and the Caribbean when precise locations are unknown.
How Somali clan actors are coded in ACLED data
How ACLED codes Somali clan actors
ACLED’s methodology on Ukraine civilian infrastructure automated tags
A guide to ACLED’s methodology for using automatically generated tags to track events that target or damage energy, health, education, and residential infrastructure in Ukraine.
How to Analyze ACLED’s Notes Column using Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Explore how to use NLP to analyze ACLED's ‘Notes’ column for extracting insights.
Overview of ACLED’s data enhancement projects and known data limitations
Consult this page to stay up-to-date on known data limitations and upcoming enhancements.
How does ACLED code and review data to ensure quality?
ACLED ensures data quality through a weekly coding and review process conducted by experienced researchers.
Philippines “war on drugs”
A guide on our decisions related to coding drug-related violence in the Philippines.
ACLED Methodology for Coding Boko Haram and ISWAP Factions
Detailed overview of the methodology for coding Boko Haram and ISWAP factions by ACLED.