Mexico's daily average of intentional homicides fell by 49% [1] between September 2024 and May 2026, according to government reports.
This decline represents a significant shift in the country's security landscape, as the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum seeks to stabilize regions plagued by cartel violence through institutional coordination.
Omar García Harfuch, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, said the daily average of intentional homicide has decreased by 49% [1] since September 2024. He said the results are due to a strategy focused on intelligence, the strengthening of the National Guard, and institutional coordination.
Security operations have led to the arrest of more than 54,000 people [2] linked to criminal organizations since the current strategy began. The government has also targeted internal corruption, resulting in the arrest of 85 officials [3] with ties to organized crime.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said the reduction is the result of the permanent, rigorous, professional, and honest work of the Security Cabinet. The administration's approach includes a combination of thousands of arrests, seizures, and extraditions to dismantle criminal networks across the national territory.
Harfuch said the figures reflect the impact of a more professionalized security apparatus. The government said intelligence-led operations are more effective than broad military deployments in reducing lethal violence.
“The daily average of intentional homicide has decreased by 49% since September 2024.”
The reported drop in homicides suggests a pivot toward intelligence-led policing and internal purging of corrupt officials under the Sheinbaum administration. If verified by independent data, this indicates that targeting the administrative links between the state and organized crime may be more effective at reducing lethal violence than traditional territorial containment strategies.
