Overview

• In a Zócalo address, President Claudia Sheinbaum said intentional homicides fell 32% from September 2024 to September 2025, equal to 27 fewer killings per day.
• She spotlighted steep declines in Zacatecas, Chiapas, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Guanajuato and Sonora, with Sonora down 46% by official counts.
• Sonora’s governor credited federal support and social programs for the security gains and said poverty reached a record low, with roughly 500,000 residents exiting poverty.
• Sinaloa was not listed among improving states as local outlet Noroeste reported a continuing violence crisis since September 2024 with thousands of severe incidents.
• She promoted a national anti-extortion strategy and a legal reform to protect victims as official data show extortion has risen since 2019, and she affirmed that no external actor directs Mexico’s peace policy.