US EditionIn This World Cup Host City in Mexico, Residents Are Feeling Increasingly Unsafe
Nine in 10 residents now feel unsafe, according to a national survey, after violence in Jalisco followed an operation targeting cartel leader El Mencho.
- On Friday, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography reported that 90.2 percent of Guadalajara residents view their city as insecure, marking a statistically significant increase from 79.2 percent in December 2025.
- Concerns in Guadalajara grew following the February death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose death unleashed violence across Jalisco, Zapopan, and Puerto Vallarta.
- Irapuato, Guanajuato, leads the national insecurity registry at 92.1 percent, while Monterrey reported 59.7 percent and Guadalupe dropped to 37 percent in the latest survey.
- With less than two months until the 2026 World Cup, security in Mexico—one of three countries in North America hosting the tournament—remains a major concern for officials.
- Mexico City's perception of insecurity remained stable near Banorte Stadium, whereas Guanajuato recorded 413 intentional homicides so far in 2026, demonstrating divergent regional security trends.
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By Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español. With just under two months to go before the 2026 FIFA World Cup—the most important international sporting event, which this year will be held in Mexico, the United States, and Canada—one of the Mexican host cities is facing a worrying situation: its citizens feel increasingly unsafe. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) published the latest results of the National Urban Public Security Surve…
The football festival of the entire planet is approaching, the World Cup will start in less than two months. However, the Mundial (and FIFA, headed by its boss Gianni Infantino) is faced with a central task: ensuring security. Question marks are raised especially by Mexico and the area around Guadalajara, where the Czech national team will also appear. The reason? The violent rampage of drug cartels. And not just any. How is the turbulent situat…
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