Knowledge Base

The latest information and guides on how to best understand and use ACLED data.

Frequently asked questions about our new website and myACLED

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 selection of questions frequently asked by users of ACLED data.

A running log of the latest changes in the ACLED dataset.

Examples of how to use the various endpoints of the API, as well as detailed information on how to construct complex queries.

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ACLED regularly updates historical event data for consistency and accuracy, revising older data as new info becomes available.

Explanation of ACLED's information collection methods and related topics.

The ACLED dataset provides detailed information on political violence and demonstrations worldwide.

ACLED data are utilized for monitoring, early warning, and risk analysis.

A guide to ACLED’s Mexico methodology on gang and cartel violence, actors, locations, and sourcing events.

24 March 2023

This page discusses coding decisions on FARC dissident groups and unidentified armed actors in Colombia.

24 March 2023

Sourcing reliability and bias in ACLED data through tailored strategies and quality processes.

An overview of ACLED's methodology in coding indirect civilian deaths, with a focus on Iraq.

Coding decisions on state forces, religious and ethnic minorities, arrests, and more

3 March 2023

ACLED reviews sources to code events in Ethiopia amid media challenges, utilizing diaspora and domestic data.