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Atlántico department, Colombia: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Atlántico departmentPopulation about 2,722,128 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 29 eventsP of organized violence in Atlántico department, Colombia in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 32P. The count for August 2026 was 70 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 406 eventsP in Atlántico department, Colombia. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 457P. The low estimate is 435 and the high estimate is 463P. UCDP counts 64P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 20 regions of Colombia with a page, Atlántico department has the highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Atlántico department holds 32 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Colombia in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 82 events in Atlántico department. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 406P, which is up 395 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Colombia as a whole went from 626 to 1,260P, which is up 101 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 85 percentP of the events in Atlántico department in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Colombia, the share is 70 percentP.

Table 1. Atlántico department, Colombia: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events2970406
Estimated deaths, best estimate3279457
Low estimate of deaths3279435
High estimate of deaths3279463
Deaths of civilians51264

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

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  • UCDP recorded 29 events in Atlántico department, Colombia, in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 70 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in Atlántico department by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Atlántico department, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 406 events with 457 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Atlántico department: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP184P205P
EGC7P10P
Group named for a person (name not shown)6P6P
La Nueva Generación del Freseo21P23P
Los Costenos205P232P
Los Pepes162P185P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Second-level areas

The areas in Atlántico department that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Atlántico department in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Baranoa municipality5P4P
Barranquilla municipality207P237P
Galapa municipality7P7P
Malambo municipality43P45P
Polonuevo municipality5P5P
Puerto Colombia municipality8P10P
Repelón municipality3P3P
Sabanagrande municipality2P2P
Sabanalarga municipality (Atlántico)6P6P
Soledad municipality117P133P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Atlántico department: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict345P85%
One-sided violence against civilians61P15%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Atlántico department, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202629P32PCandidate Events
August 202670P79PCandidate Events
July 202680P81PCandidate Events
June 202682P98PCandidate Events
May 202637P37PCandidate Events
April 202627P31PCandidate Events
March 20267P9PCandidate Events
February 202626P32PCandidate Events
January 202629P37PCandidate Events
December 20251012GED
November 202577GED
October 202522GED
September 202564GED
August 20251910GED
July 20251817GED
June 2025913GED
May 202533GED
April 202511GED
March 202533GED
February 202522GED
January 2025610GED
December 202422GED
November 2024910GED
October 202442GED
September 202444GED
August 202475GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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Questions

How many events did UCDP record in Atlántico department, Colombia in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 29 eventsP of organized violence in Atlántico department, Colombia in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 70 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Atlántico department, Colombia in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 457P. The low estimate is 435 and the high estimate is 463P.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.