President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced that the daily average of intentional homicides in Mexico dropped by 37% between September 2024 and October 2025 — from 86.9 to 54.5 victims per day — representing 32 fewer homicides each day. She emphasized that this reduction is the result of a security strategy built on two pillars: addressing root causes and ensuring zero impunity.
During her morning conference, “Las mañaneras del pueblo,” Sheinbaum highlighted that the new security policy focuses on strengthening the National Guard, enhancing intelligence and investigation capabilities, and deepening inter-institutional coordination. She recalled that, unlike previous administrations — where homicides increased by 148% under Calderón and 42% under Peña Nieto — the rate fell by 9% from 2018 to 2024, and by another 28% from 2024 to 2025.
Marcela Figueroa Franco, head of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, reported that 26 states have recorded decreases in this crime. Seven states account for 51% of all cases, with Guanajuato, Chihuahua, and Baja California showing the highest incidence. Notable reductions include a 63% drop in Guanajuato, 51% in Tabasco, and 75% in Nuevo León.
Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch detailed that between October 2024 and October 2025, authorities arrested 37,012 individuals for high-impact crimes, seized 18,981 firearms, and confiscated nearly 300 tons of drugs — including four million fentanyl pills — while dismantling 1,614 clandestine laboratories. He added that more than 83,000 extortion calls were addressed, of which 8,682 were confirmed cases now under investigation in over 2,900 case files.
Meanwhile, Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez reported that, as part of the government’s prevention efforts, more than 4.4 million services have been provided to 2.8 million people. Thousands of civic, cultural, and sports activities have been carried out, along with 6,323 Peacebuilding Days. Citizens have also exchanged 8,547 firearms as part of the “Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace” campaign.
