Child Abuse Cases in Palmira Municipality with Aggressor and Victim Details

Data updated through 2022, with no further updates planned, documents cases of child abuse in the municipality of Palmira. The dataset includes columns describing the aggressor, victim, and incident circumstances. It is hosted on the Socrata platform via the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of abuse using FECHA OCURRENCIA HECHOS, DIA OCURRENCIA, and HORA MILITAR OCURRENCIA HECHOS.
• Profile aggressor demographics and circumstances using GENERO AGRESOR M/F, EDAD AGRESOR, ESCOLARIDAD AGRESOR, and OCUPACION AGRESOR.
• Examine victim vulnerability factors using EDAD VICTIMA, GENERO M/F VICTIMA, ESCOLARIDAD VICTIMA, and VICTIMA CONFLICTO ARMADO.
• Map incident locations and community factors using BARRIO VICTIMA, COMUNA DE LA VICTIMA, and CORREGIMIENTO VICTIMA.
• Classify types of abuse (e.g., physical, psychological, economic) using columns like FISICA, PSICOLOGICA, and ECONOMICA.

Strengths

• Contains detailed columns (over 30) covering aggressor, victim, incident, and household characteristics.
• Provides specific geographic granularity with BARRIO and COMUNA fields for both victim and aggressor.
• Includes temporal details with separate columns for occurrence date, opening date, day, and military time.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality, completeness, and potential biases require manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is not being updated beyond 2022, limiting analysis of recent trends.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal)

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from municipal social services or child protection agencies.

Time Range

Through 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:31:10; freshness should be verified as the data content ends in 2022.

Geography

Municipality of Palmira, Colombia