Cattle Theft Incidents in Colombia for the Year 2019

Statistics on cattle theft reported by the Colombian National Police's Directorate of Criminal Investigation and INTERPOL for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2019. The dataset includes 16 columns detailing the day, location, victim and aggressor details, and circumstances of each incident. It is hosted on the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal patterns of cattle theft using the Día (Day) column.
• Map crime hotspots and regional trends using Departamento (Department) and Municipio (Municipality) columns.
• Profile victim and perpetrator characteristics using columns like Sexo (Sex), Estado civil (Marital status), and Escolaridad (Education level).
• Classify incident circumstances using Clase de sitio (Site type) and Arma empleada (Weapon used) from the 16 available columns.

Strengths

• Includes 16 distinct columns covering incident details, location, and demographics.
• Data is sourced from the official Colombian National Police and INTERPOL.
• Covers a full calendar year from January 1 to December 31, 2019.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Colombian Ministry of National Defense, National Police, Directorate of Criminal Investigation and INTERPOL.

Collection Method

Official crime statistics compilation.

Time Range

2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 16:54:16; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, indicated by Departamento and Municipio columns.