In February 2024, the most common crimes in Cancún, Mexico were robberies with 26.94 percent of the total documented crimes, domestic violence, and property damage both with over 10 percent of cases. Other crimes such as drug dealing, homicides, and sexual abuse were also among the most reported types of felonies.

Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

The rate of crime prevalence in Quintana Roo decreased to 22.19 thousand people per 100,000 inhabitants compared to the previous year. Therefore, the rate in Quintana Roo saw its lowest number in that year with 22.19 thousand people per 100,000 inhabitants. For more insights about the rate of crime prevalence consider different countries: In 2023, in comparison to Quintana Roo, the rate in Mexico as well as in Campeche was higher.

In 2024, Colima in Mexico ranked as the world's most dangerous city with a homicide rate of 140 per 100,000 inhabitants. Seven of the 10 cities with the highest murder rates worldwide are all found in Mexico. The list does not include countries where war and conflict exist. Latin America dominate murder statistics Except for Mandela Bay, all the cities on the list are found in Latin America. Latin America also dominate the list of the world's most dangerous countries. Violence in Latin America is caused in great part by drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and gang wars. Crime in South Africa Mandela Bay in South Africa is the only city outside Latin America among the 10 most dangerous cities worldwide. The country is struggling with extremely high levels of inequality, and is struggling with high levels of crime and power outages, harming the country's economy and driving more people into unemployment and poverty.

The abduction of people is a recurring security problem in Mexico. In 2023, a total of 463 cases of kidnapping were registered in the country, down from 506 cases reported a year earlier. The number of kidnappings in the Latin American country remained steady around 1,300 cases per year previous to 2020.

In the first half of 2023, 15.082 people were murdered in Mexico. The most common cause of death was being shot with unspecified firearms or other weapons, type of aggression that claimed 10,615 victims. Over 1,500 died by unspecified mean, whereas other 1,365 people were killed due to the injuries inflicted with a cutting object.

Port-au-Prince had the highest number of homicides in 2023 in Latin America. This Haitian city registered 3,502 homicides that year. It was followed by Guayaquil, in Ecuador, with 2,807 deaths. Overall, Mexican cities ranked among the top of highest homicide rates in this region.