Overview
- The national daily average of intentional homicides fell from 86.9 in September 2024 to 52.4 in December 2025, reaching the lowest year-end level in about a decade.
- Zacatecas logged a 71.1% year-over-year decrease in intentional homicides, the steepest drop among states reporting declines, according to SESNSP.
- In Guerrero, homicides fell 24% between 2024 and 2025, with officials noting December 2025 as the state’s lowest monthly level in the last decade.
- Acapulco’s average daily homicides dropped 71% from October 2024 to December 2025, from 2.32 to 0.68, while the annual average declined 25%.
- Federal security leaders reported 1,788 arrests for high-impact crimes, 34 tonnes of drugs seized, and six clandestine laboratories dismantled in the first 15 months of the administration.