Traffic Accidents in Bucaramanga Municipality with Vehicle Type and Severity

Georeferenced records of traffic accidents in the municipality of Bucaramanga. The dataset includes columns for accident type, year, month, day, vehicle type, and severity. It is hosted by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2025-12-19.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal accident patterns using DÍA, MES, AÑO, and HORA columns.
• Model accident severity (GRAVEDAD) based on vehicle types (AUTOMOVIL, MOTO, PEATON, etc.) and time of day (DIURNIO/NOCTURNO).
• Perform geospatial analysis of accident hotspots using COMUNA and BARRIO columns.
• Study the involvement of specific vehicle categories (BICICLETA, CAMION, BUS) in accidents.

Strengths

• Includes 24 columns covering temporal, spatial, vehicle, and severity details.
• Data is georeferenced, enabling map-based analysis.
• Last updated on 2025-12-19, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely collected by municipal authorities or the Observatorio Digital De Bucaramanga.

Time Range

Historical, but specific range is not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12-19 22:41:36.

Geography

Municipio de Bucaramanga.