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Colombia
110 cases Global sources
Assassinations in Colombia are mainly driven by political and organized crime motives. This is partially explained by the killings in the context of the implementation of peace agreement policies and the illicit economies present in the country, such as drug trafficking and environmental crime. The largest target group is the local community, with a sheer number of killings of community and social leaders, rights defenders and activists. The main method used in Colombia is shooting, following the overall trend in the Americas.
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Political
Local community
Male
Shot
Number of cases over time
Distribution of case numbers by category
target group
target group
motive
motive
method
method
perpetrator
perpetrator
gender
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target group
Jan
Jan-2019
7 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (6)
Feb
Mar
Mar-2019
6 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
- Illicit market (4)
- Local community (1)
Apr
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Illicit market (2)
- Local community (1)
May
May-2019
10 cases
- Media (1)
- Security (1)
- Illicit market (3)
- Local community (5)
Jun
Jun-2019
4 cases
- Media (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (1)
Jul
Jul-2019
6 cases
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (2)
- Illicit market (3)
Aug
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Set
Set-2019
16 cases
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (4)
- Illicit market (7)
- Local community (4)
Oct
Oct-2019
4 cases
- Media (1)
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (2)
Nov
Nov-2019
4 cases
- Security (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (1)
Dec
Dec-2019
2 cases
- Criminal justice (1)
- Local community (1)
2019
Jan
Jan-2020
22 cases
- Politics & governance (5)
- Illicit market (8)
- Local community (9)
Feb
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Illicit market (1)
Mar
Mar-2020
8 cases
- Illicit market (2)
- Local community (6)
Apr
Apr-2020
4 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (3)
May
May-2020
3 cases
- Illicit market (2)
- Local community (1)
Jun
Jun-2020
3 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (2)
Jul
Jul-2020
5 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (4)
Aug
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Local community (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
motive
Jan
Jan-2019
7 cases
- Organized crime (4)
- Political (3)
Feb
Mar
Mar-2019
6 cases
- Organized crime (3)
- Political (3)
Apr
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (2)
May
May-2019
10 cases
- Personal (1)
- Organized crime (3)
- Political (6)
Jun
Jun-2019
4 cases
- Organized crime (2)
- Political (2)
Jul
Jul-2019
6 cases
- Not reported (2)
- Organized crime (3)
- Political (1)
Aug
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Set
Set-2019
16 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Organized crime (7)
- Political (8)
Oct
Oct-2019
4 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Organized crime (3)
Nov
Nov-2019
4 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Political (3)
Dec
Dec-2019
2 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (1)
2019
Jan
Jan-2020
22 cases
- Organized crime (6)
- Political (16)
Feb
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Mar
Mar-2020
8 cases
- Organized crime (3)
- Political (5)
Apr
Apr-2020
4 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (3)
May
May-2020
3 cases
- Political (3)
Jun
Jun-2020
3 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (2)
Jul
Jul-2020
5 cases
- Organized crime (2)
- Political (3)
Aug
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
method
Jan
Jan-2019
7 cases
- Beaten (1)
- Shot (6)
Feb
Mar
Mar-2019
6 cases
- Shot (6)
Apr
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Shot (3)
May
May-2019
10 cases
- Not reported (5)
- Shot (5)
Jun
Jun-2019
4 cases
- Shot (4)
Jul
Jul-2019
6 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (5)
Aug
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Set
Set-2019
16 cases
- Not reported (4)
- Shot (12)
Oct
Oct-2019
4 cases
- Shot (4)
Nov
Nov-2019
4 cases
- Shot (4)
Dec
Dec-2019
2 cases
- Shot (2)
2019
Jan
Jan-2020
22 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (21)
Feb
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Mar
Mar-2020
8 cases
- Shot (8)
Apr
Apr-2020
4 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Shot (3)
May
May-2020
3 cases
- Burnt (1)
- Shot (2)
Jun
Jun-2020
3 cases
- Shot (3)
Jul
Jul-2020
5 cases
- Shot (5)
Aug
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
perpetrator
Jan
Jan-2019
7 cases
- Others (1)
- Organized crime (1)
- Not reported (5)
Feb
Mar
Mar-2019
6 cases
- State representative (1)
- Organized crime (2)
- Armed group (1)
- Not reported (2)
Apr
Apr-2019
3 cases
- State representative (1)
- Organized crime (1)
- Not reported (1)
May
May-2019
10 cases
- State representative (1)
- Hitmen (1)
- Organized crime (1)
- Armed group (1)
- Not reported (6)
Jun
Jun-2019
4 cases
- Hitmen (1)
- Not reported (3)
Jul
Jul-2019
6 cases
- Hitmen (1)
- Not reported (5)
Aug
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Set-2019
16 cases
- State representative (2)
- Hitmen (1)
- Organized crime (1)
- Armed group (4)
- Not reported (8)
Oct
Oct-2019
4 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Not reported (3)
Nov
Nov-2019
4 cases
- Not reported (4)
Dec
Dec-2019
2 cases
- Hitmen (1)
- Organized crime (1)
2019
Jan
Jan-2020
22 cases
- Hitmen (2)
- Organized crime (2)
- Armed group (5)
- Not reported (13)
Feb
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Armed group (1)
Mar
Mar-2020
8 cases
- Hitmen (1)
- Not reported (7)
Apr
Apr-2020
4 cases
- Not reported (4)
May
May-2020
3 cases
- Not reported (3)
Jun
Jun-2020
3 cases
- Organized crime (1)
- Not reported (2)
Jul
Jul-2020
5 cases
- Not reported (5)
Aug
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Set
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
gender
Jan
Jan-2019
7 cases
- Female (2)
- Male (5)
Feb
Mar
Mar-2019
6 cases
- Male (6)
Apr
Apr-2019
3 cases
- Male (3)
May
May-2019
10 cases
- Female (2)
- Male (8)
Jun
Jun-2019
4 cases
- Female (1)
- Male (3)
Jul
Jul-2019
6 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Male (5)
Aug
Aug-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Set
Set-2019
16 cases
- Female (1)
- Male (15)
Oct
Oct-2019
4 cases
- Male (4)
Nov
Nov-2019
4 cases
- Male (4)
Dec
Dec-2019
2 cases
- Male (2)
2019
Jan
Jan-2020
22 cases
- Female (2)
- Male (20)
Feb
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Mar
Mar-2020
8 cases
- Female (2)
- Male (6)
Apr
Apr-2020
4 cases
- Male (4)
May
May-2020
3 cases
- Female (1)
- Male (2)
Jun
Jun-2020
3 cases
- Male (3)
Jul
Jul-2020
5 cases
- Male (5)
Aug
Aug-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)