In 2021, more than two thirds of homicides in Colombia took place in municipal seats. Meanwhile, over 25 percent of the murders occurred in rural areas. Furthermore,
Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by area
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Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. (April 3, 2023). Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. "Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by area." Chart. April 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. (2023). Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. "Distribution of Homicides in Colombia in 2021, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2021, by area [Graph], Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, April 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/