Overview
- SESNSP data presented at the presidential morning briefing show October 2025 averaged 54.5 intentional homicides per day, down from 86.9 in September 2024, marking a sustained 13‑month decline.
- Seven states concentrated 51% of killings in October: Guanajuato, Chihuahua, Baja California, Sinaloa, Estado de México, Guerrero and Michoacán.
- Comparing January–October year over year, 26 states reduced their average daily homicide counts, led by Zacatecas, Chiapas and Quintana Roo with declines of 50% or more.
- The federal government reports more than 37,000 arrests of alleged violence drivers during the period, even as 130 homicides were recorded nationwide from November 7–9, reflecting episodic surges.
- Following high‑profile violence in Uruapan, Sedena activated Plan Paricutín with 10,506 Army, Air Force and National Guard personnel for Michoacán; accounts of extortion trends diverge between a 14% decrease cited by officials and a 22.9% increase reported elsewhere.