Overview
- The federal security ministry (SSPC) says 2025 ended with 6,041 fewer homicides than 2024.
- Causa en Común counted at least 336 police officers killed from Jan. 1 to Dec. 18, an increase over the same 2024 period, with Sinaloa leading with 46.
- Mexico City officer Román Martínez died on Dec. 28 after being shot while responding to a burglary report in Álvaro Obregón.
- Jalisco authorities are probing the Dec. 29 ambush that killed businessman Alberto Prieto, his 16-year-old daughter and an escort, and they presume organized-crime involvement.
- Key 2025 cases remain active: 16 arrests in the Estado de México over the killings of Colombians B‑King and DJ Regio Clown tied by prosecutors to drug-sale disputes; progress in the Uruapan mayor’s assassination with suspects linked to CJNG; the Polanco stylist’s killing labeled an execution; the Valeria Márquez investigation continues without evidence of cartel ties.