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Puebla Reports 71% Drop in Lynching Attempts as SSP Points to Protocols and Recidivism Risks

Security leaders attribute the decline to new protocols following coordinated training.

Un presunto asaltante de una tortillería, acompañado de un cómplice, perdió la vida tras ser linchado por vecinos de la colonia El Nopalito y Romero Vargas. FOTO: Diego Alducin/Agencia Enfoque
Reconoce SSP Puebla incapacidad para controlar multitudes enardecidas

Overview

  • State data show 169 attempted lynchings and nine completed cases from Jan. 1–Dec. 13, 2024, versus 49 attempts and three completed from Dec. 14, 2024 to Aug. 24, 2025.
  • SSP chief Francisco Sánchez González presented the figures, contrasting the last year of Sergio Salomón’s term with the first eight months under Governor Alejandro Armenta.
  • On Aug. 22 in Cuautlancingo, neighbors killed a man and injured another after an alleged robbery attempt at a tortillería, and their motorcycle was set on fire.
  • The SSP said the Cuautlancingo case was reported late, hindering rescue despite a rapid response and activation of the Protocol of Action for attempted lynchings.
  • Officials warned that swift judicial releases fuel recidivism and public frustration that can lead to mob violence, and they urged residents not to take justice into their own hands.