Mexico has recorded a nearly 40% decline in its murder rate since President Claudia Sheinbaum assumed office in October 2024, according to preliminary government statistics released Thursday.
The daily homicide average in December 2025 fell to 52.4, down from 86.9 in September 2024, according to data from Mexico's National Public Security System.
"It is the lowest number since 2016," Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference alongside security officials. She said the numbers proved the success of her government's security strategy and credited close collaboration between federal security officials and state governors.
The presentation comes amid growing pressure on Sheinbaum by the Trump administration to forcefully crack down on drug cartels and criticism from opposition leaders that she isn't doing enough to address insecurity in the country.
For all of 2025, Mexico's national murder rate per 100,000 people was 17.5, the lowest since 2015, according to a presentation by the head of Mexico's National Public Security System.
