Overview

• Intentional homicides in the State of Mexico fell 30 percent in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024.
• June recorded 112 killings and July 113, marking the lowest monthly homicide counts in the state in nine years.
• Governor Delfina Gómez attributes the downturn to coordinated federal, state, and municipal security efforts and targeted violence-prevention strategies.
• Nationally, July closed with 1,754 intentional homicides, averaging 56.5 per day and continuing a decline that began in late 2024.
• The first weekend of August saw 189 killings across Mexico, with Guanajuato (17), the State of Mexico (16), and Sonora (15) reporting the highest weekend totals.