Overview

• Nuevo León recorded a homicide rate of 0.97 per 100,000 inhabitants in the first half of 2025, 33 points below the national average of 1.30.
• Homicide cases dropped from 799 in the first semester of 2024 to 427 in the same period of 2025, marking a 50% reduction.
• Feminicides plunged 82% year-on-year, falling from 38 cases to just seven, representing the steepest decrease since the crime was first tracked.
• The Mesa de Seguridad para la Reconstrucción de la Paz and the Grupo de Coordinación Metropolitana coordinate deployments involving Fuerza Civil, Guardia Nacional, Defensa and federal intelligence bodies.
• Data from the National Public Security Secretariat ranks Nuevo León 20th nationally for high-impact crimes and records category-wide declines between 20% and 60% in offenses such as kidnapping and extortion.