SIEVCAC: Victims of Terrorist Attacks in the Colombian Armed Conflict, 2024

Victims of terrorist attacks within the Colombian armed conflict, with a data cut-off of September 30, 2024. The dataset includes 17 columns detailing victim demographics, event locations, and perpetrator groups. It is published by the Colombian government via the datos.gov.co portal and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of attacks using Municipio, Departamento, and latitud-longitud columns.
• Profile victim demographics by Sexo, Edad, Etnia, and Ocupación.
• Temporal trend analysis of attacks using Año, Mes, and Día columns.
• Study perpetrator groups using Fuerza o Grupo Armado Organizado al que Pertenece el Combatiente and Descripción columns.

Strengths

• Includes 17 distinct columns covering demographic, geographic, and event-specific details.
• Contains geospatial coordinates (latitud-longitud) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Data is sourced from an official government system (SIEVCAC) via a national open data portal.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires 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 records with a cut-off date of 30-09-2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:03:04; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia, specified by Municipio and Departamento columns.