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2d ago

Mexico’s Urban Insecurity Falls to 58.1%, Lowest Since 2013

Officials credit coordinated national security policies for the drop, with uneven city results, a marked gender gap in fear, opposition doubts about some arrest figures, continued anxiety at ATMs, on streets, on public transport.

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Las áreas urbanas del país reportaron su nivel más bajo de percepción de inseguridad desde 2013.
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Overview

  • The INEGI Encuesta Nacional de Seguridad Pública Urbana (ENSU) published Friday shows 58.1% of adults in 91 urban areas said they feel unsafe in their city, the lowest reading since the survey began in 2013.
  • Federal leaders including SSPC head Omar García Harfuch and President Claudia Sheinbaum attributed the decline to the National Security Strategy and increased intergovernmental coordination, noting 28 cities improved versus 2025.
  • Observed indicators in the ENSU also fell: fewer people reported hearing or witnessing robberies near home, reports of frequent gunfire dropped, and school insecurity declined to 12.2 percent.
  • The trend is uneven: some cities remain highly fearful (Irapuato, Chilpancingo, Mazatlán) while others report low insecurity (San Pedro Garza García, Benito Juárez), and women report much higher fear than men (64.2% vs. 50.6%).
  • Local officials point to falling homicides and drops in some high‑impact crimes, but opposition legislators have flagged inconsistencies in detention counts for CDMX police, raising calls for clearer, aligned crime and arrest data.