Overview
- Marcela Figueroa of the SESNSP presented consolidated data Tuesday showing the national average daily intentional homicides fell about 52% between September 2024 and September 2026, to roughly 42.2 deaths per day.
- Mexico City reported four consecutive months of historic lows in homicide counts, large falls in other high‑impact crimes versus 2019, and thousands of arrests and seizures tied to intensified investigations.
- Officials warned violence remains concentrated: seven states account for half of the country’s homicides, with Baja California surpassing Guanajuato as the state with the largest share in 2026.
- The federal government announced construction of six new penitentiaries with enhanced monitoring, signal‑blocking and segregated modules, and reported thousands of transfers and intensified prison inspections to curb inside‑jail criminal activity.
- Authorities say the combined approach of operations, judicialization, social programs and prison reforms aims to sustain the decline, but they flagged persistent regional hotspots that will require targeted actions and continued monitoring.