
With over a full year of coverage, US data will now be added to the main ACLED dataset, bringing this special project to a close.

After tracking key trends and risk factors before, during, and after the 2020 election, this update marks the project’s final data release. 1 See the US Crisis Monitor FAQs and the US methodology brief for more information about coding methodology and definitions.ĪCLED and the Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) at Princeton University launched the US Crisis Monitor last summer to provide the public with real-time data and analysis on political violence. Over the course of the year, the project recorded more than 22,900 political violence, demonstration, and strategic development events across the country. 5 February 2021: New US Crisis Monitor data extend ACLED’s coverage of political violence and demonstration activity in the United States to all of 2020.
