Traffic Accident Records for Palmira Municipality

Records detail traffic incidents in the municipality of Palmira, covering the full year 2022 and part of 2023. Data includes 25 columns such as vehicle type, accident hypothesis, severity, victim condition, and precise location coordinates. The dataset is published by the Alcaldía de Palmira via the Colombian open data portal.

Use Cases

• Predict accident GRAVEDAD (severity) using features like CLASE VEHICULO, JORNADA, and ZONA.
• Analyze spatial patterns of accidents by clustering points using the LAT and LONG coordinates.
• Identify high-risk BARRIOS-CORREGIMIENTO- VIA based on counts of LESIONADOS Y MUERTOS.
• Model temporal trends in CLASE ACCIDENTE by HORA and DIA_SEMANA.
• Examine demographic factors in accidents by cross-tabulating GENERO and EDAD with CONDICION DE LA VICTIMA.

Strengths

• Contains 25 distinct data columns per incident record.
• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (LAT, LONG) for mapping.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Temporal coverage is partial for 2023, limiting year-over-year analysis.

Provenance

Source

Alcaldía de Palmira, published on www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Presumably collected by local traffic authorities (AUTORIDAD field).

Time Range

2022 and partial 2023.

Freshness

Dataset was last updated in December 2025, suggesting active maintenance.

Geography

Municipality of Palmira, Colombia.