Data from January 1995 to December 2012, covering 7775 events. This is 3.5 MB compressed, and 12 MB uncompressed.
Data from January 1, 2013 to the present, with a four-month embargo period (so the four most recent months are unavailable). Data is updated monthly.
In addition to the datasets, a coding manual is available for download.[2]
Reception
Academic reception
The Worldwide Atrocities Dataset has been referenced in academic research on the impact of climate change on violence in Africa.[3] It has also been referenced alongside the ACLED dataset and the Peacekeeping Operations Locations and Event Dataset in a paper on the geography of conflict by Wiedmann and Kuse (2009).[4][5] A 2011 paper by Gold and Haar used the Worldwide Atrocities Dataset to understand the spatial dimension of refugee flows.[6]
Reception in blogs
Political scientist and forecasting expert Jay Ulfelder called the Worldwide Atrocities Dataset a "useful data set on political violence that almost no one is using."[7] It was also referenced by Patrick Meier while reviewing a paper that used the dataset.[5]
^Busby, Joshua W.; Smith, Todd G.; White, Kaiba L.; Strange, Shawn M. (2012). "Locating Climate Insecurity: Where Are the Most Vulnerable Places in Africa?". Climate Change, Human Security and Violent Conflict, Hexagon Series on Human and Environmental Security and Peace. 8: 463–511. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-28626-1_23.
^Weidmann, Nils B.; Kuse, Doreen (2009). "WarViews: Visualizing and Animating Geographic Data on Civil War". International Studies Perspectives. 10: 36–48.