Traffic Accident Records for Palmira Municipality in 2020

Accidentes de transito Palmira 2020 contains records of traffic incidents within the municipality of Palmira, Colombia. The dataset includes 25 columns detailing accident circumstances, vehicle information, victim conditions, and precise locations. It was published by the Alcaldía De Palmira via www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze accident severity (GRAVEDAD) by time of day (HORA) and day of week (DIA_SEMANA) to identify peak risk periods.
• Map accident hotspots using geographic coordinates (LAT, LONG) and correlate them with road types (CLASE VEHICULO) or zones (ZONA).
• Predict victim condition (CONDICION DE LA VICTIMA) using features like vehicle class (CLASE VEHICULO), accident hypothesis (HIPOTESIS), and service type (TIPO DE SERVICIO).
• Study the relationship between accident type (CLASE DE SINIESTRO) and the presence of fatalities (HOMICIDIOS) or injuries (LESIONADO).

Strengths

• Dataset contains 25 distinct columns covering accident details, vehicle data, victim status, and geospatial coordinates.
• Includes precise temporal data with columns for date (FECHA), hour (HORA), and year (AÑO).

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessments of statistical significance.
• Data is limited to a single year (2020) and a single municipality, restricting temporal and geographic analysis.

Provenance

Source

Alcaldía De Palmira, published via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Presumably collected by local traffic authorities (AUTORIDAD) during incident response.

Time Range

2020

Freshness

Last updated in December 2025, but the data itself covers the year 2020.

Geography

Municipality of Palmira, Colombia.