Useful sources about Africa

Information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 to 2016. Data for Kenya could be downloaded by attack type, target type, casualties, fatalities and injuries, amongst others. The database was created by the University of Maryland.

A report on incidents of terrorism in Kenya. It was published by the US State Department.

A report focussing on Kenyan service delivery, institutional improvements such as the state of judiciary processes, policies, independence, infrastructure and the enhancement in personnel structures and capacity. A 2016-2017 report published by the Judiciary of Kenya.

This report, published by the National Council on the Administration of Justice, includes data on pre-trial detention, arrests, charges, bail, remand, verdicts, sentencing and appeals. It was published in 2017.

A table illustrating the number of prison officers in Kenya. The survey was published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

A table illustrating the details of prison population by gender and duration of sentence for the period 2012 to 2016. A survey published by the National Bureau of Statistics.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project collects and maps disaggregated data on reported political violence and protests, including dates, actors, types of violence, locations and fatalities.

The Country Reports on Terrorism assesses terrorism and violent extremism across the world, from the perspective of the United States Department of State.

These detailed interactive maps by the Institute for Security Studies reveal statistics on crime and political violence in South Africa according police precinct, local municipality and more. Users can enter a specific address, suburb, city or province and compare annual changes in types of crime and rates of crime, at a glance.