Land Invasion and Usurpation Records from Colombia

Records of land invasion and property usurpation crimes in Colombia, based on the country's Penal Code (Law 599 of 2000). The dataset includes columns for location, date, and description of the criminal conduct. It is published by www.datos.gov.co and was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in land crimes using FECHA HECHO across different DEPARTAMENTO and MUNICIPIO.
• Map the geographic distribution of incidents using COD_DEPTO, COD_MUNI, and MUNICIPIO columns.
• Classify types of criminal conduct (e.g., invasion vs. usurpation) based on DESCRIPCION CONDUCTA.
• Aggregate incident counts by region and time period using CANTIDAD, DEPARTAMENTO, and FECHA HECHO.

Strengths

• Includes specific legal article codes (Art. 261, Art. 263) defining the crimes.
• Provides geographic granularity with department, municipality, and their corresponding codes.
• Offers multiple download formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official legal or police records based on Colombian Penal Code.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 14:57:43; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, indicated by department and municipality columns.