Conteo de Indiciados V2: Criminal Defendants in Colombia by Demographics and Crime Type

Colombian data on the total number of individuals charged with crimes under the Oral Accusatory Penal System (Laws 906 of 2004 and 1098 of 2006) for incidents occurring since 2010. The dataset is published by the Fiscalía General de la Nación (National Attorney General's Office) and includes demographic breakdowns and case details. Data is current up to the last day of the previous month.

Use Cases

• Analyze crime trends over time using AÑO_HECHOS (year of incident), AÑO_DENUNCIA (year of report), and DELITO (crime).
• Study demographic disparities in criminal charges using SEXO (sex), GRUPO_ETARIO (age group), INDÍGENA (indigenous), and AFRODESCENDIENTE (Afro-descendant) columns.
• Map the geographic distribution of crimes and legal proceedings using DEPARTAMENTO_HECHO (department of incident) and MUNICIPIO_HECHO (municipality of incident).
• Compare case processing stages and legal frameworks using ETAPA_CASO (case stage), LEY (law), and ES_PRECLUSIÓN (preclusion).

Strengths

• Includes detailed demographic variables such as INDÍGENA, AFRODESCENDIENTE, and APLICA_LGBTI for equity analysis.
• Provides temporal granularity with separate columns for year of incident (AÑO_HECHOS), year of report (AÑO_DENUNCIA), and year of entry (AÑO_ENTRADA).
• Covers a significant time span, with data on incidents occurring from 2010 onward.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Metadata for license, author, and exact data collection methodology is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Fiscalía General de la Nación (National Attorney General's Office of Colombia), via www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Aggregated from criminal news entries into the Oral Accusatory Penal System.

Time Range

Incidents occurring from 2010 onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:53:01; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, with breakdowns by department and municipality.