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Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado Reports Security, Jobs and Recovery Gains in Fourth-Year Report

She credited coordination with the federal government for recent progress, emphasizing reconstruction after Hurricanes Otis and John.

Overview

  • Salgado said intentional homicides fell 9.82% in the past 12 months and reported Guerrero now ranks 27th nationally in overall crime incidence.
  • She reported that 32,000 people joined the formal labor market, unemployment is under 1%, and more than 270,000 residents exited poverty during her administration.
  • The governor detailed Acapulco’s rebound with 4,500 hotel rooms renovated across 127 hotels, a total of 16,000 available rooms, 46 cruise calls, and over 200 events generating 9.5 billion pesos.
  • Rural works included 665 kilometers of community roads benefiting 517,000 people in 19 municipalities and the repair or reconstruction of 68 bridges damaged by Hurricane John.
  • Health projects cited were the completed general hospitals in Ayutla and Tlapa and the first stage of an ISSSTE high‑specialty hospital in Acapulco inaugurated with President Claudia Sheinbaum.