Barranquilla Traffic Accident Vehicle Details

Vehicle-level records detail vehicles involved in traffic accidents in Barranquilla, Colombia. Data originates from official police accident reports (IPAT). The dataset includes preliminary information for the current period, which is subject to change.

Use Cases

• Analyze accident frequency by CLASE_VEHICULO_ACCIDENTADO (vehicle class) and SERVICIO_VEHICULO_ACCIDENTADO (service type) to identify high-risk vehicle categories.
• Model temporal patterns of CANTIDAD_ACCIDENTES (accident count) using Fecha_Accidente (accident date) for time-series forecasting.
• Map high-incidence locations by correlating DIRECCION ACCIDENTE (accident address) with CLASE ACCIDENTE (accident class) for targeted safety interventions.

Strengths

• Contains six specific columns detailing vehicle and accident attributes.
• Sourced from official police accident reports (IPAT), providing authoritative incident data.

Limitations

• Row count and total data volume are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data for the current period is labeled as preliminary and subject to change, affecting reliability for recent analysis.
• Geographic coverage is limited to the single city of Barranquilla.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Collected from official police traffic accident reports (IPAT).

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-02-10.

Geography

Barranquilla, Colombia.