In January 2024, the most usual type of crime reported in Mexico was domestic violence. In that month, the cases of this type of violence amounted to around 20,814 cases. Regarding property crimes, the highest number of occurrences were vehicle thefts, with nearly 11,887 reported crimes.

Domestic violence Domestic violence stands out as the crime with the highest incidence and, paradoxically, one of the least attended to by the government. Public spending allocated to combat domestic violence has been dismally low, with a value only around 25 percent of the spending on the military. Adding to the concern, this budget has witnessed a consistent decrease each year since 2015. This decline in resources has had severe consequences, leading to a surge in domestic violence crimes, with many resulting in homicides. It's noteworthy that the majority of registered femicides occur within the confines of closed domestic spaces and are often committed by the partners of the victims. This paints a concerning picture of the challenges faced in addressing and preventing domestic violence.

Mexico and the most violent cities in the world
Mexico hosts seven of the most dangerous cities globally, with Celaya ranking as the number one in terms of murder rate, registering a staggering 109.39 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants and the most of these other cities are concentrated in the upper region of the country, highlighting the significant regional variations in safety and security. On the other hand, the capital, Mexico City, has experienced a decreasing trend in crime incidence, with a notable decrease from 2018 to 2022, nonetheless, the crime rate is still high. As a result, crime and insecurity have become the primary concern for nearly half of the country's population, underscoring the pressing need for addressing these issues.

Crime is one of the most pressing issues faced in Mexico. In 2024, there were nearly ***** victims of theft or robbery on the street or public transportation per 100,00 inhabitants. Fraud is the type of crime with the highest victimization rate in the Latin American country, with ******victims per 100,000 inhabitants.

In 2024, there were ****** crimes in Mexico City per 100,000 inhabitants. This represented an increase after two of the lowest values reported in 2021 and 2022. Furthermore, the number of crime victims per 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico City in 2023 made it the third federal entity with the highest victimization rate in Mexico that year.

Translated and Tidy dataset of official crime stats for the Country of Mexico.

Data Card for Mexican Crime Statistics Dataset

Title: Mexican Crime Statistics: Comprehensive Incident Dataset

Subtitle: An Extensive Compilation of Criminal Incidents in Mexico, Sourced from Official Government Data

Source: Official Mexican Government Website

Description: This dataset is a compilation of criminal incidents reported across Mexico. It includes detailed records of various criminal activities, offering insights into crime patterns and trends in different regions. The dataset is ideal for analysis in criminology, public policy, and data science.

• Dataset Description:

year: The year when the crime was reported. This is a numeric field representing the calendar year (e.g., 2015).

entity_code: A numeric code representing a specific entity (state or region) within Mexico. Each number corresponds to a unique entity.

entity: The name of the Mexican state or region where the crime occurred. This is a textual field (e.g., Aguascalientes).

affected_legal_good: A categorical field describing the broad category of the legal good (i.e., personal or societal interest) affected by the crime. Examples include 'Personal freedom' and 'Sexual freedom and security'.

type_of_crime: A categorical field indicating the general type of crime. This field is more specific than 'affected_legal_good' but less specific than 'subtype_of_crime'. Examples include 'Abduction', 'Sexual abuse', and 'Robbery'.

subtype_of_crime: A further categorization of the type of crime. This field provides more specific details within the general type of crime. Examples include 'Sexual Harassment', 'Simple Rape', and 'Home Burglary'.

modality: The specific nature or method of the crime. This field details how the crime was committed or any specific characteristic that differentiates it within its subtype. Examples include 'With violence', 'Without violence', 'Sexual Bullying'.

month: The month when the crime was reported. This is a textual field representing the month (e.g., January).

count: The number of reported incidents for the specific crime type, subtype, and modality in the given entity and month. This is a numeric field

• Dataset Composition:

Type of Data: Structured data, CSV format Number of Records: Shape (332416, 9) Date Range: 2015-2023 ( up to October) Nov - Dec not release yet

• Use Cases:

Intended Use: Research in criminology, public policy analysis, crime trend analysis Example Analyses: Crime rate trends over time, regional crime analysis, type of crime frequency analysis

• Data Collection Method:

Collection Process: Data aggregated from official crime reports and records maintained by the Mexican government Data Authenticity: Sourced from Gobierno de Mexico

• Data Quality:

Accuracy: Official - part of the Mexican Government's push for openness Completeness: Comprehensive coverage of reported incidents within the specified period Limitations: Possible underreporting or inconsistencies in crime reporting across regions. Nov 2023- Dec 2023 not release yet

• Maintenance Plan:

Update Frequency: Quarterly (or as new data becomes available)

Historical dataset showing Mexico crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.

A total of over ************ crimes were committed in Mexico City in 2023. The most common type of crime was theft or robbery on the street or public transport, which accounted for around **** percent of the total number of crimes. In 2023, the crime incidence rate in the country's capital was around ****** crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.

On average, 26 people were murdered every 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico in 2024, up from 25 homicide cases per 100,000 people the previous year. Mexico's murder rate increased remarkably between 2015 and 2018. Crime and violence in Mexico Street violence and crime are some of the most pressing problems affecting Mexican society today. A recent survey revealed that, on average, almost 74 percent of the adult population felt unsafe. The perceived level of insecurity in Mexico is more worrisome among women than men. In recent years, violence against women in Mexico has significantly worsened. Violence against women in Mexico The number of femicides registered in Mexico has more than doubled between 2015 and 2023. Up to 797 women were murdered in Mexico in 2024 solely on account of their gender. Over the past decade, Mexico adopted this federal criminal typification to address the increasing cases of homicide motivated by gender. Mexico City was the region with the largest number of femicides reported as such in 2024, whereas Morelos stood out as the Mexican state with the highest prevalence of femicides, based on 100,000 women.

This database adapts the Piccato, P., Hidalgo, S., & Lajous, A. (2008). Estadísticas del crimen en México: Series Históricas 1926—2008. for analysis in decades paired with Mexican National Statistics Institute Censuses (INEGI) by imputing the non-systematic absences of homicide rates with population growth rates. The database allows studying crime rates for homicide, rape, robbery, smuggling with socioeconomic data in Mexico through the second half of the XX Century.

In 2024, Mexico City was the federal entity with the most crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico. That year, ****** crimes were registered, above Queretaro and Puebla both with over *******crimes. Economically, the cost of crime in Mexico surpassed *** billion Mexican pesos.

During May 2025, in Mexico State, the predominant crime reported was robbery, representing 26.4 percent of the total documented offenses. This was followed by robberies and injuries.

A total of over ******* crimes were reported in Mexico City in 2024. Cuauhtémoc was the municipality with the highest number of reported crimes, with over ****** cases. Followed by Iztapalapa and Gustavo A. Madero, the two most populous municipalities in Mexico City.

March 2023 ranked as the month with the highest number of reported crimes in Mexico City during the study period, with ****** cases. In contrast, February 2025 recorded the lowest figure with less than ****** reported crimes.

In 2023, ***** men and ***** women were victims of robbery or theft on the street or public transportation in Mexico per ****** inhabitants. In the same year, ***** sexual offense cases involving female victims were registered, including harassment, groping, exhibitionism, (attempted) rape and sexual harassment.

Colima was the city in Mexico that led the ranking of highest homicide rates in 2023. The city had a murder rate of approximately ****** per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Ciudad Obregón, with a homicide rate of ******. That year, those two cities had the highest homicide rates not only in Mexico, but in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The average for 2017 based on 65 countries was 1.8 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The highest value was in Belgium: 10.3 kidnappings per 100,000 people and the lowest value was in Bermuda: 0 kidnappings per 100,000 people. The indicator is available from 2003 to 2017. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2024, the crime prevalence rate per 100,000 inhabitants aged 18 and over in Mexico City amounted to ******. Between 2010 and 2024, the figure dropped by *****, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

The number of homicides registered in the term of former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto amounted to 150,451 cases as of 2017, a considerable increase in comparison with Felipe Calderón's presidential term. At the end of his term, Andrés Manuel López Obrador recorded over 151,000 homicides.

This study analyzes whether femicide in Mexico has increased more severely than other life and bodily integrity crimes (e.g., homicide, culpable homicide, injuries, malicious injuries, abortion, and other crimes that threaten life). To achieve this, the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System database was cleaned and the number of femicides per 100,000 inhabitants was calculated, for the period from January 2016 to March 2022 in all states of Mexico. Through descriptive statistics, non-parametric analysis of means, and hypothesis tests, we demonstrate that the states with the highest number of femicides are the Estado de Mexico (State of Mexico), Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City), and Veracruz; moreover, the number of femicides exhibits a growing trend while the total number of life and bodily integrity crimes does not. Finally, we forecast the number of femicides for the next five months. To our knowledge, there is no other article that analyzes the growth trend of femicide compared to other crimes. Visualizing and understanding that femicide is on the rise compared with other types of crimes can help the government and legislators generate policies that are consistent with the magnitude of the problem.

Drinking alcohol on the street was the most common offense witnessed by people in Mexico in 2024. When asked which type of crime or antisocial activity they had witnessed, over 63 percent of respondents said alcohol consumption. The second most reported kind of crime was drug consumption, whereas 50 percent of the people surveyed said they had seen this type of crime.

In October 2025, in the Mexican state of Jalisco the most common crime was robberies with a 26.2 percent of the total reported crimes. Followed by other common law crimes and injuries with 12.6 percent and 12.2 percent respectively. Domestic violence, frauds and threats also made the cut.