Overview

• The state delivered 123 marked patrols, allocating 112 to the Fuerza Estatal de Seguridad Ciudadana and 11 to the Escuadrón Violeta, lifting the fleet to nearly 250 units.
• FESC fields about 1,040 operational officers against an estimated need of roughly 3,000, according to Security Secretary Laureano Carrillo Rodríguez.
• Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila has pledged to double FESC ranks by the end of her term, building on annual recruitment targets of about 150 officers.
• Officials report 150 state vacancies remain unfilled because few young people opt for policing careers, despite ongoing outreach at universities.
• A 2024 state council guideline set a minimum police salary of 21,500 pesos, yet some municipalities still pay 15,000–18,000 pesos, undercutting recruitment and retention.