United States & Canada
CDT Spotlight: COVID-19 and United States Protest Patterns
30 November 2020
With the number of new COVID-19 cases surging across the US, pandemic-related demonstrations have doubled. ACLED Director of Research & Innovation Dr. Roudabeh Kishi examines how the worsening health crisis has led to a shift in protest patterns around the country. This infographic is part of our special CDT Spotlight series. Data on the US…
Read MoreStanding By: Right-Wing Militia Groups and the United States Election
21 October 2020
In this joint report, ACLED and MilitiaWatch map militia activity across the United States and assess the risk of violence before, during, and after the 2020 election.
Read MoreDemonstration Trends in the United States
23 September 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest phase of the Black Lives Matter movement, demonstrations have surged across America. Comparing US Crisis Monitor data for July and August 2020 with ACLED pilot data from the same time period in 2019, Dr. Roudabeh Kishi explores how demonstration patterns have shifted over the past year. © 2020 Armed Conflict…
Read MoreDemonstrations and Political Violence in America: New Data for Summer 2020
3 September 2020
This review was first published in September 2020 and covers initial data for the three-month period from late May 2020 to late August 2020. For updated and comprehensive analysis of demonstrations associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, see our full report covering data for the period of January 2020 to April 2021. In August…
Read MoreUS Crisis Monitor Releases Full Data for Summer 2020
31 August 2020
Download a PDF 31 August 2020: Nearly 11,000 demonstration, political violence, and strategic development events are recorded across America since the end of May, according to new US Crisis Monitor data gathered by ACLED. With supplemental data collection extending coverage back to the week of George Floyd’s killing, the dataset is now expanded to encompass…
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