Here you can download the latest version of the Political Terror Scale (PTS) dataset, as well as the PTS-Codebook and Release Notes. Simply choose your preferred format below. To access data files from previous years, visit the Data-Archive.
Data
| Format | Updated | Amnesty | State Dept. | HRW | |
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.xlsx | September 2025 | 1976 - 2024 | 1976 - 2024 | 2013 - 2024 |
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.dta | September 2025 | 1976 - 2024 | 1976 - 2024 | 2013 - 2024 |
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.RData | September 2025 | 1976 - 2024 | 1976 - 2024 | 2013 - 2024 |
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.csv | September 2025 | 1976 - 2024 | 1976 - 2024 | 2013 - 2024 |
Documentation
| Documents | Version | Updated | |
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Codebook | 2.30 | September 2025 |
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Release Notes | 8.00 | September 2025 |
SVS Data
Download the latest version of the Societal Violence Scale (SVS) dataset below. Simply choose your preferred format.
| Format | Data Type | Coverage | |
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.xlsx | Aggregate Scores | 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 |
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.xlsx | Disaggregated Scores | 2016 |
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.xlsx | Disaggregated Scores | 2015 |
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.xlsx | Disaggregated Scores | 2014 |