Juvenile Arrest Records In Colombia By Crime And Department

Arrests for crimes committed by minors in Colombia, recorded by the national open data portal datos.gov.co. The dataset includes details on the circumstances, gender, crime type, department, municipality, and date of apprehension, with the latest update in December 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in juvenile arrests by aggregating records using the FECHA column.
• Compare the prevalence of specific DELITO types across different DEPARTAMENTO and MUNICIPIO regions.
• Examine gender disparities in juvenile crime by analyzing arrest counts grouped by the GÉNERO column.
• Investigate the CIRCUNSTANCIA DE LA APREHENSIÓN to understand the contexts leading to apprehensions.

Strengths

• Includes granular geographic data down to the MUNICIPIO level.
• Captures multiple data dimensions including crime type, gender, and date.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count prevents assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing verification of data quality and structure.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Administrative records from law enforcement apprehensions.

Time Range

null

Freshness

Updated December 2025.

Geography

Colombia, with breakdowns by department and municipality.