Personal Injury and Traffic Accident Reports from Colombian National Police

Records from January 2010 to October 2025 detail personal injury and traffic accident crimes reported to the Colombian National Police. The dataset includes incident counts, dates, locations, demographics, and weapons used. It is sourced from DIJIN - Policía Nacional and was last extracted on November 26, 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in CANTIDAD of incidents by FECHA HECHO to identify seasonal patterns.
• Model the relationship between ARMAS MEDIOS and GRUPO ETARIO or GENERO using classification techniques.
• Perform geospatial analysis of incident CANTIDAD by DEPARTAMENTO and MUNICIPIO using CODIGO DANE for mapping.
• Forecast future incident rates by MUNICIPIO based on historical FECHA HECHO and DESCRIPCIÓN CONDUCTA data.

Strengths

• Covers a 15-year time range from 2010 to 2025.
• Includes multiple descriptive dimensions such as location, demographics, weapon type, and conduct.

Limitations

• Exact row count and sample size are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data is subject to variation and integration processes, indicating potential inconsistencies.

Provenance

Source

DIJIN - Policía Nacional (Colombian National Police).

Collection Method

Official crime reports, extracted and published via datos.gov.co platform.

Time Range

January 2010 to October 2025.

Freshness

Data extracted November 26, 2025; dataset last updated December 19, 2025.

Geography

Colombia, specified by DEPARTAMENTO and MUNICIPIO.