Police reports from Barranquilla district detail the severity, location, and victim demographics of traffic accidents. Information includes victim age, sex, condition, and accident class for incidents reported by transit police. Preliminary data for the current period is subject to change and was last updated in February 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze accident hotspots by mapping DIRECCION_ACCIDENTE against CANTIDAD_VICTIMAS.
- Model the relationship between GRAVEDAD_ACCIDENTE and factors like EDAD_VICTIMA or SEXO_VICTIMA.
- Identify temporal trends in accident frequency by analyzing the Fecha_Accidente field.
- Profile victim demographics by cross-tabulating CONDICION_VICTIMA with EDAD_VICTIMA and SEXO_VICTIMA.
- Classify CLASE_ACCIDENTE types based on contextual features like location and victim count.
Strengths
- Data is updated frequently, with a last update date in February 2026.
- Contains 8 specific columns detailing accident circumstances and victim profiles.
Limitations
- Sample size and total row count are unknown.
- Data for the current period is labeled as preliminary and subject to change.
- Geographic coverage is limited to the Barranquilla district.
Provenance
- Source
- Colombian National Open Data Portal (www.datos.gov.co) via Socrata.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from police accident reports (IPAT).
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Updated to February 2026.
- Geography
- Barranquilla district, Colombia.