All battle, explosions/remote violence, and violence against civilians events.
Aggregated data
Data by event type
All battle, explosions/remote violence, and violence against civilians events.
All protest and violent demonstration events (may overlap with political violence files, as they both include excessive force against protesters).
All reported fatalities
All reported fatalities stemming from events of direct civilian targeting
All civilian targeting events, including those stemming from remote violence.
Data by region
Download this file for event, fatality, and exposure counts of our Africa data, aggregated by week and Admin 1. The file is updated with new data every Monday.
Download this file for event, fatality, and exposure counts of our Asia-Pacific data, aggregated by week and Admin 1. The file is updated with new data every Tuesday.
Download this file for event, fatality, and exposure counts of our Europe & Central Asia data, aggregated by week and Admin 1. The file is updated with new data every Tuesday.
Download this file for event, fatality, and exposure counts of our Latin America & the Caribbean data, aggregated by week and Admin 1. The file is updated with new data every Monday.
Download this file for event, fatality, and exposure counts of our Middle East data, aggregated by week and Admin 1. The file is updated with new data every Monday.
Download this file for event, fatality, and exposure counts of our United States & Canada data, aggregated by week and Admin 1. The file is updated with new data every Tuesday.
Knowledge base
The latest information and guides to best understand and use ACLED data.
A selection of questions frequently asked by users of ACLED data.
Documentation on ACLED’s methodology, including how ACLED sources and codes information on political violence and protest.
General guides on how to use and access the latest ACLED data.
A running log of the latest changes in the ACLED dataset.