Overview
- The INEGI Encuesta Nacional de Seguridad Pública Urbana reported a 58.1% national share of adults who feel unsafe in their city, the lowest reading of the series, with the results published on Friday, October 23, 2026.
- Federal leaders including Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch and President Claudia Sheinbaum credited the decline to the administration's National Security Strategy and strengthened local operations such as proximity policing, cameras and prevention programs.
- Mexico City authorities told the local Congress that homicides have fallen more than 18% since 2024, feminicides dropped about 41% through September 2026, and the capital reported millions of community visits and tens of thousands of new cameras as part of reform efforts.
- Opposition lawmakers have raised questions about inconsistencies in official enforcement data, pointing to mismatched detainee counts in SSC documents, and are pressing for more detailed, disaggregated figures from security agencies.
- Improvements are uneven: some cities still report very high fear levels, women feel notably less safe than men (64.2% versus 50.6%), and analysts say gains in perception do not eliminate the need for targeted local policies and greater transparency.