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Mexico's Murder Rate Plummets Under President Sheinbaum

1/8/2026

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President Claudia Sheinbaum (the Mexican president) guides a near 40% drop in Mexico's daily murder rate, with December 2025 averaging 52.4 homicides per day, down from 86.9 in September 2024.
The 2025 rate is 17.5 per 100,000, the lowest since 2015.
Sheinbaum attributes the decline to her security strategy and collaboration with officials.
INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía) may revise homicide figures upwards upon formal release.

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President Claudia Sheinbaum (the Mexican president) guides a near 40% drop in Mexico's daily murder rate, with December 2025 averaging 52.4 homicides per day, down from 86.9 in September 2024.
The 2025 rate is 17.5 per 100,000, the lowest since 2015.
Sheinbaum attributes the decline to her security strategy and collaboration with officials.
INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía) may revise homicide figures upwards upon formal release.