Violence Against Migrant Women in Medellín: Profile of Victims and Perpetrators Reported to the 123 Women’s Agency Hotline, 2020-2024
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This study describes the sociodemographic factors associated with violence reported by migrant women and the profiles of the alleged perpetrators, based on cases recorded by the Línea 123 Agencia Mujer in Medellín, Colombia, between 2020 and 2024. Using a quantitative methodology guided by the Standardized Reporting of Secondary Data Analyses (STROSA), descriptive analyses and bivariate tests were conducted to identify associations or differences between variables. The results show that physical violence was the most frequent form of violence among migrant women, followed by economic, psychological and digital, and sexual violence. However, violence is not homogeneous: its frequency and distribution depend on factors such as age, household headship, economic activity, and territorial inequality, among others. The evidence suggests that violence is concentrated in urban areas characterized by inequality, precariousness, and lower quality of life. In turn, physical and economic violence occurs mainly within intimate partner relationships, whereas sexual and sociopolitical violence appears in broader spaces of neighborhood, sociability, or dependency.
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Copyright (c) 2026 Johnatan Andrés Soto Aguirre, Santiago Gómez Velásquez, Luisa Fernanda Pareja Fonnegra
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Johnatan Andrés Soto Aguirre (Universidad CES)
Anthropologist from the University of Antioquia, with a specialization and a master’s degree in Education from the University of Santander (UDES), and a doctoral candidate in Education. He has teaching and research experience in the field of social sciences, particularly in urban and rural contexts, with an emphasis on youth, the state, armed conflict, illegal groups, state absence, and civil society. His career encompasses social research, education, and territorial analysis.
Santiago Gómez Velásquez (Universidad CES)
Food Engineer from the University of Antioquia; Specialist in Statistics from the National University of Colombia; Master’s degree in Public Health and Ph.D. candidate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at CES University. He is a research associate recognized by Minciencias and has experience in the public sector—at both the municipal and departmental levels—in the areas of public health, risk factor control, environmental sanitation, food security, and epidemiological surveillance. He possesses advanced knowledge in the use of statistical software packages such as SPSS, R, Stata, and EPIDAT for the consolidation, management, and analysis of information for research purposes and to support administrative management. He is noted for his strong skills in quantitative research.
