For example, a very violent country that experiences a significant decline in violence may still be very violent, but it will register a “large decrease in violence” on the map. Please note that these maps depict change in violence and demonstration rates, not overall levels. The colors and their corresponding categories and thresholds are as follows: Colorīetween a -25% decrease and a 10% increaseĬountries with two events or fewer on average in the previous month/year and five events or fewer in the most recent week of ACLED data are categorized as “Limited change in activity” to account for low baseline activity. If “Previous month” is selected in the menu, the historical norm is the most recent four weeks prior to the current week if “Previous year” is selected, the historical norm is the most recent 52 weeks prior to the current week.Ĭhange levels are calculated using the number of events given the selected event and/or sub-event types in the sidebar menu. This map is displayed if the “Country” view is selected from the “Map & Table View” menu.
The Country Change Level map identifies countries and territories experiencing a change in political violence and demonstrations in the current week relative to a historical norm.
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