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ACLED
ACLED
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data. Real-time political violence and protest data.
BattlesExplosions/Remote ViolenceProtestsRiotsPolitical Violence Events
API KeyFreeDailyGlobal
Quick start
const res = await fetch(
`https://api.acleddata.com/acled/read?key=${process.env.ACLED_API_KEY}&email=${process.env.ACLED_EMAIL}&country=Ukraine&year=2024&limit=5`
);
const { data } = await res.json();
data.forEach(e =>
console.log(`${e.event_date} [${e.event_type}] ${e.location}: ${e.fatalities} fatalities`)
);Chicago Crime Data API
City of Chicago
City of Chicago's Chicago Crime Data API provides access to crime type, location, date and more. Country coverage, updated daily. No authentication required.
Crime typeLocationDateBeatWardArrest status
No AuthFreeDailyCountry
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FBI
FBI's FBI Crime Data API provides access to violent crime, property crime, arrests and more. Country coverage, updated annual. Free tier available.
Violent crimeProperty crimeArrestsOfficersHate crimes
API KeyFreeAnnualCountry
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FBI
US crime statistics. Offenses, arrests, clearance rates by state and city.
Violent Crime RateProperty CrimeArrest StatisticsHate CrimesState & City Breakdown
API KeyFreeAnnualCountry
Quick start
const res = await fetch(
`https://api.usa.gov/crime/fbi/cde/offense/state/CA/all-offenses?from=2020&to=2022&API_KEY=${process.env.FBI_API_KEY}`
);
const data = await res.json();
data.slice(0, 5).forEach(d =>
console.log(`${d.data_year}: ${d.offense_category_name} — ${d.count}`)
);Global Peace Index
Institute for Economics & Peace
Annual ranking of 163 countries by peacefulness. IEP data.
Peace ScoreMilitarization IndexInternal ConflictExternal Conflict163 Countries Ranked
No AuthFreeAnnualGlobal
Quick start
const res = await fetch(
`https://visionofhumanity.org/wp-json/gpi/v1/rankings?year=2024&apikey=${process.env.GPI_API_KEY}`
);
const data = await res.json();
data.slice(0, 5).forEach((c, i) =>
console.log(`${i + 1}. ${c.country}: ${c.score} (rank ${c.rank})`)
);UK Police Data API
UK Police
UK Police's UK Police Data API provides access to crimes at location, outcomes, stop and search and more. Country coverage, updated monthly. No authentication required.
Crimes at locationOutcomesStop and searchNeighbourhoodsForces
No AuthFreeMonthlyCountry
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UNODC / UN
UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Homicide, drug, crime statistics by country.
Homicide RateDrug SeizuresHuman TraffickingCorruption IndexPrison Population
No AuthFreeAnnualGlobal
Quick start
const res = await fetch(
'https://dataunodc.un.org/dp-crime-homicide-count?Year=2022&Subregion=Eastern+Africa'
);
// UNODC data explorer — returns HTML; use the CSV export endpoint
const csv = await fetch(
'https://dataunodc.un.org/sites/dataunodc.un.org/files/data_cts_intentional_homicide.xlsx'
);
console.log('Download UNODC homicide data:', csv.status);UNODC Statistics API
UNODC
UNODC's UNODC Statistics API provides access to homicide, drug seizures, trafficking and more. Global coverage, updated annual. No authentication required.
HomicideDrug seizuresTraffickingCorruptionPrison population
No AuthFreeAnnualGlobal
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