Traffic Accident Records for Calarca Municipality (2017-2022)

Traffic accident records for the municipality of Calarca, Colombia. The dataset describes accident counts and includes details on severity and timing. Data was published by datos.gov.co and covers the period from March 2017 to December 2022.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of accidents using the FECHA, AÑO, MES, and DIA columns to identify high-risk periods.
• Model accident severity (GRAVEDAD) based on temporal features like MES and DIA to predict high-consequence events.
• Assess the distribution of different accident types or classifications using the IPAT and ORDEN columns for categorical analysis.

Strengths

• Covers a multi-year period from March 2017 to December 2022.
• Includes specific columns for date, severity, and accident classification for structured analysis.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial data quality and completeness checks impossible.

Provenance

Source

datos.gov.co, the open data portal for the Colombian government.

Time Range

March 2017 to December 2022

Freshness

Data was last updated on 2025-12-19, but the recorded time range ends in 2022.

Geography

Municipality of Calarca, Colombia.