Overview
- Mexico City reported an average of 57 high‑impact crimes per day in 2025, down 56% from 2019 and 12% from 2024, with the homicide rate at 8.7 per 100,000 and 43 days without killings.
- Capital authorities said homicide fell 46% versus 2019 and 9% year over year, December 2025 was the lowest month for murders since 2013, and feminicides dropped to 44 cases with 42 judicialized.
- From October 2024 to December 2025, Mexico City recorded 8,218 arrests tied to high‑impact crimes, seized major drug loads and over 1,000 firearms, raised police pay, and expanded surveillance to 115,000 cameras.
- In the State of Mexico, federal data show a 54% drop in average daily homicide from September 2024 to December 2025, a 22% decline in daily high‑impact crimes, and a 55% reduction in vehicle theft.
- Federal briefings detailed 2,426 arrests in the State of Mexico, 17 priority captures, a disarmament program that exchanged 1,995 firearms, and community peace initiatives, as separate analysis highlighted Guanajuato’s long‑term concentration of homicides.