The restriction on the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages in Bogotá was implemented by means of a 2009 decree, which limited the sale of alcoholic beverages in stores between 11 PM and 10 AM in well-defined zones in 9 of Bogotá’s 20 districts.
The decree did not affect establishments where alcoholic drinks are sold for consumption on the premises (bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and discos).
The restricted areas were chosen based on a qualitative and quantitative crime analysis:
1) Areas with higher rates of homicide, bodily injury, and robbery;
2) Areas with an increase in noise, crowding, and conflicts in public spaces;
3) Areas in front of bars and clubs with large numbers of people on the streets smoking and drinking alcohol;
4) Advertisements for alcoholic beverages and establishments selling alcohol on the streets;
5) Traffic jams;
6) Street vendors;
7) Drunk people walking on the streets;
8) Cabs parked on the streets;
9) Garbage on the streets.