Overview

• Authorities counted 95 homicide events in August, 22 fewer than a year earlier, making it the second‑lowest month of the current administration.
• From January to August 2025, the FGE reports a 15% decline in victims of homicide and feminicide versus the same period in 2024, equal to 169 fewer victims.
• In Apatzingán, intentional homicides fell from 17 in July to 9 in August, a 47.06% drop credited to Operación Apatzingán with participation from Sedena, Guardia Nacional, Guardia Civil and the FGE.
• Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla cited a longer‑term decrease, noting victims fell from 259 in October 2021 to 95 in August 2025, a 63.32% reduction.
• The SSP highlighted operational results including 238 vehicles seized and 242 arrests, with 29 suspects alleged to have links to organized crime, as part of the multi‑agency strategy.