Caribbean Netherlands: Aggregated Political Violence and Conflict Events

Weekly counts of political violence, civilian-targeting, and demonstration events in the Caribbean Netherlands are provided by the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). The data is aggregated into country-year and country-month totals and is updated through March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the frequency of 'political violence' events over time to identify periods of heightened risk
• Comparing 'civilian-targeting' counts against 'demonstration' totals to understand the nature of local unrest
• Using 'country-month' aggregates to correlate conflict trends with seasonal or economic variables

Strengths

• Expert-curated data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)
• Categorizes events into distinct types like civilian-targeting and demonstrations
• High-frequency weekly update cycle

Limitations

• Aggregated format obscures specific locations and dates of individual incidents
• Full event-level granularity is locked behind a mandatory registration wall on the ACLED website

Provenance

Source

Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)

Collection Method

Aggregated from ACLED's primary conflict event monitoring database

Time Range

Ending March 2026

Freshness

Weekly updates; current through March 2026.

Geography

Caribbean Netherlands