Mexico recorded 12.1% fewer homicides in 2025

Mexico recorded 29,488 homicides in 2025, down 12.1% from the previous year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).

The rate was 22.6 homicides per 100,000 people, and homicide was the country’s eighth-leading cause of death overall.

Homicide was the leading cause of death for people aged 24 to 44 and the second-leading cause for those aged 15 to 24.

Men made up 87.5% of recorded homicide victims.

Guanajuato had the most homicides, while Colima had the highest rate per 100,000 people.

INEGI’s total was 5,140 higher than the security ministry’s, the largest gap between their figures on record.