SIEVCAC: Kidnapping Cases in the Colombian Armed Conflict, Data Through 2024

SIEVCAC records detail kidnapping incidents within Colombia's armed conflict, with a data cut-off of September 30, 2024. The dataset includes 30 columns covering victim counts, responsible actors, geographic details, and associated violent acts. It is published by the Colombian government via the datos.gov.co portal.

Use Cases

• Geospatial analysis of kidnapping hotspots using latitud-longitud and Departamento, Municipio columns.
• Temporal trend analysis of incidents using Año, Mes, Día columns alongside Total de Víctimas del Caso.
• Profiling perpetrator groups and their methods using Presunto Responsable, Descripción Presunto Responsable, and Modalidad de Secuestro columns.
• Analyzing co-occurring crimes and victimization patterns using columns like Otro Hecho Simultáneo, Desplazamiento Forzado, and Tortura.

Strengths

• Includes precise geospatial coordinates (latitud-longitud) for mapping incidents.
• Contains 30 detailed columns covering perpetrators, victims, modalities, and related crimes.
• Data is sourced from an official government system (SIEVCAC) and published on a national open data portal.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official reports into the Sistema de Información de Eventos de Violencia del Conflicto Armado (SIEVCAC).

Time Range

Data includes cases up to 30-09-2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:11:05; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, with region, department, and municipality breakdown (Región, Departamento, Municipio, Código DANE de Municipio).