Overview

• The strategy brings together municipal, state and federal forces under a single leadership headed by General Alejandro Alcántara Ávila.
• More than 3,000 personnel operate daily in 187 priority neighborhoods with over 50 vehicle checkpoints and 20 fixed inspection zones.
• Since early April, the integrated deployments have delivered a 14 percent drop in average daily intentional homicides.
• Complementary social prevention programs in education, culture and sports target youth in high-crime areas to address root causes of violence.
• Officials are solidifying the command’s institutional framework with a view to extending the model nationwide.