Traffic Accidents in Tuluá Municipality with Geographic Coordinates and Severity

Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, is the location for this registry of traffic accidents reported by municipal traffic guards. The data includes details such as geographic coordinates, vehicle type, and accident severity. It is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Identify high-risk locations for accidents using DIRECCION HECHO and Cordenada Geografica from 13 available columns.
• Analyze temporal patterns of accident severity using AÑO, DIA, HORA, and GRAVEDAD DEL ACCIDENTE from 13 available columns.
• Model the relationship between vehicle type (CLASE DE VEHICULO) and accident class (CLASE DE ACCIDENTE) from 13 available columns.
• Assess the impact of traffic controls (CONTROLES DE TRANSITO) on accident outcomes in different areas (AREA, BARRIO HECHO) from 13 available columns.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (Cordenada Geografica) for spatial analysis.
• Contains multiple categorical details per incident, such as severity, vehicle class, and accident type.
• Data is sourced from official municipal traffic guard reports.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Reported by municipal traffic guards (guardas de tránsito).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:42:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipio de Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, Colombia