SIEVCAC: Selective Assassination Victims in the Colombian Armed Conflict

Colombian data on victims of selective assassinations within the armed conflict, with a cut-off date of September 30, 2024. The dataset includes 18 columns such as victim demographics, event location, and armed group affiliation. It is published by datos.gov.co and was last updated on May 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial patterns of violence using Municipio, Departamento, and latitud-longitud columns.
• Profiling victim demographics and vulnerabilities using Sexo, Edad, Etnia, and Tipo de Población Vulnerable columns.
• Studying perpetrator groups and their targets using Fuerza o Grupo Armado Organizado al que Pertenece el Combatiente and Calidad de la Víctima o la Baja columns.
• Temporal analysis of events using Año, Mes, and Día columns.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 18 distinct columns covering demographic, geographic, and perpetrator details.
• Contains geospatial coordinates (latitud-longitud) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Data is structured with unique identifiers (ID Persona, ID Caso) for record linkage.

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

www.datos.gov.co

Time Range

Data includes events up to September 30, 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:47:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, specified by Departamento and Municipio columns.