Overview

• Governor Alfonso Durazo and Cajeme Mayor Javier Lamarque met with the federal security cabinet in Mexico City in response to the localized increase in homicides.
• Sheinbaum said homicides in Cajeme rose “a little” and announced a special plan in preparation to help reduce crime with full federal support.
• SESNSP data cited by officials show a 16.5% year-over-year drop in intentional homicides in Sonora from January to August 2025.
• Vehicle theft has risen in the state, with increases of 15.6% for robberies with violence and 20.1% without violence compared with 2024.
• Durazo highlighted strengthened binational cooperation after meeting U.S. Ambassador Ronald Johnson in Hermosillo, praising the new Division of Border Operations and presenting July declines in high-impact crimes.