Overview
- Mexico recorded 1,553 homicide victims in October 2025, averaging about 50 per day, the lowest monthly total of the year according to preliminary SSPC data.
- Five states concentrated the most killings in October: Guanajuato (147), Sinaloa (127), Chihuahua (120), Estado de México (120) and Michoacán (101), based on daily SSPC tallies from state prosecutors.
- Sinaloa’s October homicides rose roughly 20% to 127 from 106 in September, a surge reported in the context of clashes between “Los Chapitos” and “La Mayiza.”
- Guanajuato posted its lowest monthly level of intentional homicides in eight years, with 145 victims reported by the Mesa de Seguridad Nacional in preliminary data.
- During the Day of the Dead weekend, authorities counted 175 homicides nationwide, including the Nov. 1 shooting death of Uruapan, Michoacán, mayor Carlos Manzo at a public event.