Victims of stray bullets have been recorded in 31 departments and 295 municipalities throughout the country. Since 1990, Valle del Cauca (708), Antioquia (499) and Atlántico (402) have witnessed the greatest amount of incidents.
Over the course of 2013, the departments that recorded the highest rate of stray bullet incidents were Caldas and Bogotá DC. Each of the latter had a rate of 0.5 stray bullet victims per 100,000 inhabitants, whereas departments like Nariño, Cauca, Cesar, Sucre and Córdoba only had rates of 0.1 per 100,000 inhabitants.
The municipalities that recorded the highest rates of stray bullets per capita in 2013 were San Luis (Antioquia), with a rate of 9 victims per 100,000 inhabitants; Toro (Valle del Cauca) with 6 victims per 100,000 inhabitants; and San Martin (Meta) with 5 victims per 100,000 inhabitants. It should also be noted that none of these municipalities had registered any victims of stray bullets during the previous three years.
The municipalities with the lowest incidence of stray bullet casualties were Bogotá, with a rate of 0.1 victims per 100,000 inhabitants, Valledupar (Cesar) and Pasto (Nariño) – each of which had 0.2 victims per 100,000 inhabitants. Compared with figures from 2012, Bogotá and Valledupar alike showed significant decreases in 2013.
[1] Nariño, Cauca, Cesar, Sucre, Córdoba, Norte de Santander, Quindío, Santander, Caquetá, Magdalena, Huila, Antioquia, Casanare, Atlántico, Bolívar, Risaralda, Meta, Valle del Cauca, Caldas, Bogotá D.C.
Source: The Colombian stray bullet database by CERAC
