Traffic Accident Injury Victims by Colombian Municipality

Victim counts from traffic accidents are recorded by municipality and department in Colombia. The data includes fields for quantity, date of incident, and geographic codes. It is published by the Colombian government's open data portal, with a last update recorded in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in traffic accident injuries using the FECHA HECHO field.
• Compare injury rates between departments using the DEPARTAMENTO and COD_DEPTO fields.
• Identify high-risk municipalities for targeted interventions using the MUNICIPIO and COD_MUNI fields.
• Aggregate total victim counts per region using the CANTIDAD field.

Strengths

• Includes geographic granularity with municipality and department codes (COD_MUNI, COD_DEPTO).
• Provides temporal data via the FECHA HECHO column for time-series analysis.

Limitations

• Unknown total record count and sample size.
• Data completeness and update frequency are uncertain.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Administrative records of traffic accident injuries.

Freshness

Last updated date is recorded as March 2026, suggesting planned future updates.

Geography

Colombia, disaggregated by municipality and department.