MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA NACIONAL POLICÍA NACIONAL AMENAZAS data contains statistics on threats recorded by the Colombian National Police's Criminal Investigation Directorate and INTERPOL for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2019. The dataset includes 20 columns detailing incident circumstances, victim and aggressor demographics, and location. It is hosted on the www.datos.gov.co platform via Socrata and was last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyzing temporal patterns of threats using Fecha, Día, and Hora columns.
- Profiling victim demographics and circumstances using columns like Sexo, Edad, Estado civil, Profesión, and Escolaridad.
- Mapping incident hotspots and regional crime rates using Departamento, Municipio, Código DANE, and Zona columns.
- Investigating the relationship between aggressor method and incident location using Arma empleada and Clase de sitio columns.
Strengths
- Dataset provides 20 distinct columns covering demographic, temporal, and geographic dimensions of incidents.
- Data covers a full calendar year (2019) for consistent temporal analysis.
- Includes specific location identifiers like Código DANE for granular geographic analysis.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- MINISTERIO DE DEFENSA NACIONAL POLICÍA NACIONAL, DIRECCIÓN DE INVESTIGACIÓN CRIMINAL E INTERPOL, via www.datos.gov.co
- Collection Method
- Likely administrative records from law enforcement reporting systems.
- Time Range
- January 1 to December 31, 2019
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 19:24:51; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Colombia, indicated by department and municipality columns