Overview
- INEGI published the second-quarter ENSU on July 24–25 showing 59.8% of adults in 91 urban areas said their city was unsafe, a decline from 61.5% in March and 63.2% in June 2025.
- The survey flagged 18 cities with statistically significant quarter-to-quarter changes, including large falls in Zapopan (70.8% to 54.1%) and Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl (55.5% to 41.3%) and a drop in Nuevo Laredo (34.8% to 26.5%).
- Some municipalities credited local strategies for better perceptions, with Benito Juárez and San Pedro Garza García publicizing policing reforms, technology investments and community programs as explanations for their rankings.
- The ENSU also highlights persistent social patterns that affect daily life: women reported higher insecurity than men (65.6% versus 52.6%) and people said they feel most vulnerable at public ATMs, on streets and on public transport.
- Analysts and business groups say the falling perception could help commerce and local investment but note that ENSU measures feelings rather than crime counts and that theft, fraud or extortion affected about 31% of households in the first half of 2026.