Colombian Vehicle Immobilization Statistics

Colombian data on vehicles immobilized due to traffic violations, reported through the SIMIT system. The dataset includes departmental, city, violation code, vehicle plate, and date information, with a data cut-off of December 31, 2024. It is published by the delegated public function of the Colombian Federation of Municipalities.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic patterns of vehicle immobilizations by aggregating counts per DEPARTAMENTO and CIUDAD.
• Identify the most common reasons for immobilization by analyzing the frequency of CODIGO_INFRACCION values.
• Track temporal trends in enforcement actions by analyzing the FECHA column across months or years.
• Study vehicle-specific enforcement history by querying records associated with specific PLACA_VEHICULO values.

Strengths

• Data is current, with a reported cut-off date of December 31, 2024.
• Provides structured fields for geographic (DEPARTAMENTO, CIUDAD) and violation (CODIGO_INFRACCION) analysis.

Limitations

• The total number of records (rows) is unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Sample data is unavailable, obscuring data granularity and value distributions.

Provenance

Source

Sistema Integrado de Información sobre Multas y Sanciones por Infracciones de Transito (SIMIT).

Collection Method

Reported by the delegated public function of the Colombian Federation of Municipalies.

Time Range

Data covers up to December 31, 2024.

Freshness

Data was last updated on the platform on 2025-12-19.

Geography

Colombia, broken down by DEPARTAMENTO and CIUDAD.