Accidentalidad Caldas is a record of traffic accidents in the Municipality of Caldas, Colombia, starting from 2003. The dataset is hosted on the Socrata platform by the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co. It was last updated on May 18, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze temporal accident patterns using FECHA 1 and HORA.
- Identify high-risk locations for interventions using DIRECCIÓN and BARRIO.
- Assess accident severity and outcomes using GRAVEDAD and CLASE.
- Examine road design correlations with accidents using DISEÑO and DÍA DE LA SEMANA.
Strengths
- Provides a long-term record of municipal accidents starting from 2003.
- Includes specific location details such as DIRECCIÓN and BARRIO.
- Offers multiple data formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- License and author information are not provided.
Provenance
- Source
- www.datos.gov.co
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from municipal or police accident reports.
- Time Range
- From 2003 onward.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 16:51:31; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Municipality of Caldas, Colombia.