Overview
- From January to September 2025, high-impact crimes fell 12% versus 2024 and 59% compared with 2019, according to the SSC’s official report.
- Specific declines included a 10% drop in homicides year over year, a 9% decrease in vehicle theft (55% versus 2019), a 32% fall in violent vehicle theft, and reductions of 12% to 36% in robberies of transporters, homes and businesses with violence.
- The SSC cited its Security and Peace-Building Strategy, the La Policía cerca de ti proximity model, Territorios de Paz, refurbished security modules and prevention programs in schools and public spaces as drivers of the results.
- Operational capacity expanded with quadrants rising from 847 to 1,020, each staffed with at least nine officers per shift and two patrols, alongside 3,500 new patrol vehicles financed with 7.46 billion pesos, described as the largest fleet purchase in the agency’s history.
- Lawmakers publicly applauded more than 86,000 SSC officers and the agency’s federal coordination, while opposition members signaled 2026 budget proposals to raise police pay and benefits and urged launching a Police Hospital; recent violent incidents were noted as context.