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Mexico Reports Sharp Drop in Homicides in Sheinbaum’s First Year

The government touts progress on its broader agenda as it marks a year in office, a tally that outside verifiers contest.

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Claudia Sheinbaum abrazando a una niña.
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Claudia Sheinbaum, presidenta de México.

Overview

  • Preliminary SESNSP data report 24,562 homicide and femicide victims from October 2024 to August 2025, a 13% decline versus the prior 11 months.
  • August 2025 logged 1,880 killings—the first month below 2,000 in nine years—and the average daily homicide count fell 32% compared with August 2024.
  • Homicide totals decreased in 25 of 32 states, led by steep drops in Zacatecas, Quintana Roo and Nuevo León.
  • Sinaloa stood out with an estimated 198% surge in killings tied in reporting to an internal Sinaloa Cartel conflict, while several smaller states also recorded increases.
  • The presidency says 26 of its 100 commitments are fulfilled, a count independent verifiers place far lower, and extortion continues to rise on multi‑year comparisons.