May-Sumner 2020

The Armed Conflict Location &
Event Data Project (ACLED) is a
disaggregated data collection,
analysis, and crisis mapping
project.
Sadly they don't have funding for the
US but they should.
In a recent communication they sent
the following:
Thanks for your message and your interest
in ACLED's work.
Northeastern University found that
the “US suffered more mass killings in
2019 than any year on record,” with 41
attacks resulting in 211 fatalities (BBC, 29
December 2019). According to the latest
statistics from the FBI, violent hate crimes
hit a 16-year high in 2018 (Al Jazeera, 13
November 2019), while that same year a
database tracking violence perpetrated by
law enforcement agencies reported that
“police brutality in America is getting
worse” (The Appeal, 17 April 2018).
Unfortunately, we do not currently cover
the United States. However, we conducted
a pilot program collecting real-time data
on political violence and demonstrations
in the US last summer -- you can find the
preliminary results in link attached. (and
we included some additional analysis in our
special report on 10 crisis situations to keep
an eye on in 2020). We're ready to expand
and re-launch the program as soon as we
secure necessary funding, hopefully before
the 2020 election.
They ended with the following: If you're
aware of any institutions interested in
supporting such work, please let us know!
Here is a summary from 2019
United States: Developed, democratic
political system at risk of turning violent.
Violent political instability is on the
rise in the US. A study conducted by
the Associated Press, USA Today, and
SOURCE: https://acleddata.com/2020/01/23/ten-conflicts-to-worry-about-in-2020/#UnitedStates
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