most murders occurred in public spaces that year.
In 2020, more than two thirds of homicides in Colombia took place in municipal seats. Meanwhile, over 27 percent of the murders occurred in rural areas. Furthermore, Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2020, by area
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Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. (April 3, 2022). Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2020, by area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, 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 2020, by area." Chart. April 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses. (2022). Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2020, by area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 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 2020, by Area." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2020, by area Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Distribution of homicides in Colombia in 2020, by area [Graph], Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses, April 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/919762/distribution-homicides-colombia-area/