About Bribe Map
How anonymous reporting, public statistics, and the global corruption map work — and what they are not.
How it works
Someone who experienced a bribe, a refused demand, or honest public service writes a first-person account: what happened, where, which department, and optionally how much was paid. We publish it as an unverified public record. Other people can read it, mark that it happened to them too, and explore aggregates.
Identity
An account is required to publish so we can limit spam. Anonymous display (the default) hides your username from the public page. We still record that your account authored the report. Do not write details that would identify you or name an official as a private person.
What the data means
Counts, medians, and the map are computed from published submissions. A region or department appears in aggregate views only after five reports exist in that slice. A cluster of reports is a pattern in the dataset — not proof of a crime.
Guidelines
Write what happened to you, in good faith. Use a designation such as “the clerk”, not a personal name. Do not use Bribe Map to harass, doxx, or impersonate. False reports and spam can be unpublished.
What Bribe Map is not
It is not legal advice, an RTI filing, or a substitute for emergency services. If you are in immediate danger, contact local emergency services.