Colombian Forensic Sexual Assault Examinations 2015-2024

Forensic medical examination records for alleged sexual offenses in Colombia from 2015 to 2024. The Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses compiled these definitive statistics from cases reported to the national medicolegal system. Data includes demographic details of victims and alleged aggressors, incident circumstances, and geographic location.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in alleged sexual offenses by year and month using the 'Año del hecho' and 'Mes del hecho' columns.
• Profile victim and alleged aggressor demographics by cross-referencing 'Sexo de la victima', 'Grupo de Edad Quinquenal', 'Pertenencia Étnica', and 'Escolaridad'.
• Map incident locations and identify high-risk zones using 'Departamento del hecho DANE', 'Municipio del hecho DANE', and 'Zona del Hecho'.
• Examine the relationship between victim and alleged aggressor using 'Presunto Agresor Detallado' and 'Contexto del Hecho'.
• Study temporal patterns of incidents by analyzing 'Rango de Hora del Hecho X 3 Horas' and 'Dia del hecho'.

Strengths

• Covers a 10-year time range from 2015 to 2024.
• Includes over 25 columns detailing victim, aggressor, and incident characteristics.

Limitations

• Case counts are presumptive and dependent on reporting to the medicolegal system, not judicial findings.
• Excludes cases not reported to the national medicolegal system by health sector or judicial authorities.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses (INMLCF), Colombia.

Collection Method

Compiled from forensic examinations performed by the INMLCF and cases reported to its information systems by the health sector.

Time Range

2015 to 2024.

Freshness

Data updated as of December 2025, covering through 2024.

Geography

Colombia, with department and municipality-level detail.