Homicides Down 51% Since Sheinbaum Took Office: Tuesday’s Mañanera Recapped
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Mexico Says Intentional Homicides Have Halved. Here's What That Really Means
President Sheinbaum says Mexico's intentional homicides fell 51% since September 2024, from 86.9 to 42.5 a day. The drop is real, but experts urge careful reading. The post Mexico Says Intentional Homicides Have Halved. Here’s What That Really Means appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Government of Mexico reported a 51 percent drop in the number of malicious homicides since the beginning of the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum. According to official data, the number of daily murders rose from 86.9 in September 2024 to 42.5 in July 2026. “In 22 months the reduction of intentional homicide is half when we received,” said Claudia Sheinbaum in her “morning” on Tuesday, August 11, in which her Security Cabinet pre…
The president of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, commented that every day they review the number of malicious homicides, in order to develop security strategies. “We daily review how many murders there were Culiacán, how many in Ciudad Juárez, how many homicides there were in Chihuahua and we work with municipal presidencies, with state governments,” she said. She added that the work is done with all states, but stressed that there are so…
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elnorte.comGovernment reports that daily average manslaughter baj 51% between September 2024, last month of sexennium of AMLO, and July 2026.
Despite the inconsistencies, the curve of malicious homicides in Mexico maintains a downward trend. However, analysts differ on the actual percentage of this decrease and its root causes. María Elena Morera, president of Causa en Común, pointed out that the 46% reduction of homicides presumed by the Federal Government is not correct, although she considered a 15% decrease credible.
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