Traffic Accidents in Caldas, Colombia, with Incident Details

Data on traffic accidents in the Caldas department of Colombia, likely covering incidents up to 2024. The dataset includes columns such as DIA DE LA SEMANA (day of week), DIRECCION (address), GRAVEDAD (severity), FECHA (date), and CLASE (class). It is published on the Socrata platform via datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2025-12-19.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of accident severity using FECHA, HORA, and GRAVEDAD (from 9 available columns).
• Map high-risk locations for infrastructure intervention using DIRECCION and BARRIO (from 9 available columns).
• Model accident frequency by road design and vehicle type using DISEÑO and CLASE (from 9 available columns).

Strengths

• Published on the Socrata platform with structured column names.
• Offers multiple download formats: CSV, JSON, XML, RDF.
• Last updated on 2025-12-19 22:57:19.

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
• Row count and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• License and author information are unknown.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely contains official incident reports from local authorities.

Time Range

Likely covers incidents up to 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12-19 22:57:19.

Geography

Caldas department, Colombia.