Violence in the news: 7,270 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×1 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Protests in the news: 609 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · ×1.5 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
2
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
0.0
last 90 days
Civilians
0%
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
1
Population
341.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 324
near violence / total; 58 nuclear
Why this level1
- +12 deaths in organised violence in the latest 30 days of UCDP dataUCDP GED Candidate
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
22
Natural hazards, 7 days
1
Extreme weather warnings in force
0
Severe weather warnings in force
13
Refugees who fled
7 446
Violence deaths, 30 days
2
Violence incidents, 30 days
1
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
United States of America, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 100%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 2.5%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 7,446
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- 4,176,592
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 4,090
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $90,027
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence5
| Date | Place | Sides | Deaths | Civilians | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-23 | Eastern Pacific | Unidentified armed group (United States of America) – Unidentified armed group (United States of America) | 2 | 0 | Airwars, El Colombiano, Defcon level |
| 2026-03-30 | the Bronx, New York | Unidentified armed group (United States of America) – Unidentified armed group (United States of America) | 2 | 0 | US Department of Justice |
| 2026-03-04 | Las Margaritas public housing complex in Santurce, Puerto Rico | Unidentified armed group (United States of America) – Unidentified armed group (United States of America) | 1 | 0 | Diario Libre |
| 2026-01-30 – 2026-03-13 | Baldwin County in a wooded area off County Road 38 east of the Beach Express | M18 – Civilians | 3 | 3 | Prensa Libre.com, WKRG, Newsnation |
| 2026-01-07 | Minneapolis | Government of United States of America – Civilians | 1 | 1 | Reuters |
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days1
- Unidentified armed group (United States of America)2
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Washington, D.C.
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 | 4…21 | 0.0 mm | 24 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 8…22 | 0.0 mm | 33 km/h | |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 8…19 | 0.0 mm | 43 km/h | |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 9…20 | 0.0 mm | 44 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 10…18 | 0.0 mm | 43 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 8…17 | 0.0 mm | 23 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 8…18 | 0.0 mm | 20 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Disasters since 200028
Tropical cyclonesFloodsWildfiresEarthquakesDroughts
- Tropical Cyclone ISAIAS-26 · Oct 6, 2026 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 194 km/h)
- Flood in United States · Jun 15, 2025 · Magnitude 0
- Forest fires in United States · Jan 8, 2025 · Orange impact for forestfire in 4677 ha
- Forest fires in United States · Jan 7, 2025 · Orange impact for forestfire in 8219 ha
- Tropical Cyclone OSCAR-24 · Oct 19, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone MILTON-24 · Oct 5, 2024 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 287 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone HELENE-24 · Sep 23, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 222 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone BERYL-24 · Jun 28, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 269 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone ALBERTO-24 · Jun 17, 2024 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 83 km/h)
- Forest fires in United States · Feb 27, 2024 · Orange impact for forestfire in 30074 ha
- Tropical Cyclone IDALIA-23 · Aug 26, 2023 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 213 km/h)
- Forest fires in United States · Aug 9, 2023 · Orange impact for forestfire in 411 ha
- Tropical Cyclone IAN-22 · Sep 23, 2022 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)
- Tropical Cyclone IDA-21 · Aug 26, 2021 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 241 km/h)
- Earthquake in United States · Jul 29, 2021 · Magnitude 8.2M, Depth:32.2km
- Tropical Cyclone ELSA-21 · Jun 30, 2021 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 139 km/h)
GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)
Next elections1
- November 3, 2026 – House of Representatives, Senate
Wikipedia – national electoral calendar (CC BY-SA)