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Ensenada Mayor Reports 43% Crime Decline in First-Year Address

All figures are the mayor’s official metrics presented at a widely attended Informe.

Overview

  • Claudia Agatón Muñiz credited a security strategy and expanded patrols with a 43% drop in overall crime during her first year in office, according to her report.
  • Municipal police logged 62,305 patrols, a 60% increase versus prior administrations, with home robberies reported down 30% and declines also noted in vehicle thefts and homicides.
  • The city reported investing 83 million pesos in 80 patrol vehicles, 15 fire trucks and 5 rescue units to bolster public safety capacity.
  • The administration said the Escuadrón Violeta was strengthened and nearly 3,000 domestic-violence cases were attended, alongside expanded DIF and preventive-health programs.
  • Officials highlighted basic-service improvements and tourism recovery, citing 95% garbage collection coverage, 99.7% modernized public lighting, and more than 5 million visitors including a record 325 cruise arrivals.