ACLED is the highest-quality and most widely used near real-time source on political violence and protest data worldwide. Our event-based dataset is designed for disaggregated conflict analysis and crisis mapping. All conflict data are updated at the start of every week, through the most recent Friday. Download the data yourself, or explore it using our suite of tools.
Visit our Knowledge Base for guides on our methodology.
Download Conflict Data
Use your API key to download our data. Visit our access portal to register if you do not have a key.
Data Export
Download subsets of ACLED data using your API key
Curated Data
Download ACLED data files for a specific region or topic
Interact with ACLED Data
Use our range of tools to further explore and interact with ACLED data.
Explorer
Calculate the number of ACLED events or fatalities
Conflict Exposure
Measure the impact of conflict on civilians
Conflict Alert System (CAST)
Monthly conflict forecasts for the next six months
Conflict Index
Ranking countries’ level of violent conflict on multiple dimensions
Trendfinder
Visualize trends in the most recent ACLED data
Registration and Access
To access ACLED Data, please register for an account in the ACLED Access Portal or login with your existing account information.
For more information, read our Access Guide. If any questions remain, please contact ACLED at access@acleddata.com.