Overview
- Federal figures show Mexico’s daily homicide average falling from 86.9 in September 2024 to 52.4 in December 2025, marking the lowest December in a decade.
- Zacatecas led with a 71.1% annual reduction, while Guerrero cut daily killings by 65% from October 2024 to December 2025 and Acapulco fell 71% over the same span.
- Seven states—Guanajuato, Chihuahua, Baja California, Sinaloa, State of Mexico, Guerrero, and Michoacán—accounted for 50.5% of all homicides in 2025.
- Michoacán authorities reported 403 arrests tied to intentional homicides in 2025 as part of targeted operations conducted with federal support.
- Peru recorded 37 killings in the first week of January after a record 2,236 in 2025, and the prime minister said it is impossible to stop criminal bands in the next three to four months as a new security plan is presented.