Overview

• Preliminary Inegi data show 33,241 homicides in 2024, a 3% rise from 2023 that lifted the national rate to 25.6 per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Firearm-related killings accounted for 71.8% of homicides in 2024, while sharp objects were used in 9.3% of cases.
• Five states—Guanajuato, State of Mexico, Baja California, Chihuahua and Jalisco—contributed 42% of the country’s homicides, with Colima recording the highest rate at 123 per 100,000 inhabitants.
• Federal figures indicate a nearly 28% drop in average daily homicides from September 2024 through April 2025 compared with late 2024 levels.
• Sinaloa surpassed its total homicides for all of 2024 by July 2025, logging over 1,050 killings in the first seven months of the year.