Mexican authorities see clear recent drop in homicides

Mexican authorities stated on November 10 that criminal killings (homicidios dolosos) nationwide halved on average between October 2024 and October 2026. The head of the SESNSP, a national intelligence body, Marcela Figueroa Franco, told media in Mexico City that the country had counted an average 43.4 homicides a day at the close of October 2026, about half the average daily number for two years before, Publimetro reported. Just over half these killings were happening in seven of the country's 31 states, with Estado de México (outside the capital) registering 10.6% of all killings for the months January to late October 2026, followed by Guanajuato (8.2%) and Baja California (8.1%), Figueroa said. Speaking at the president's morning press conference, she said other 'high impact crimes' (like violent theft or kidnappings) also fell 36% in the October 2024 to 2026 period. She noted that people were also feeling safer, with just over 58% of all Mexicans feeling unsafe now compared to 63% in late 2025 according to figures from the statistical agency INEGI. The worst year for crime perceptions was 2018, when 76.8% of all Mexicans said they felt unsafe, the website Tiempo reported.