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Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%

Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide,2024 and 2025, in the 20 states with the mostfiles in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states.One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fellin eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest risein percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253)and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crimeincidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide,2024 and 2025, in the 20 states with the mostfiles in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One filecan cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fellin eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest risein percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253)and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crimeincidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file cancover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eightand rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest rise in percent, from a smallbase), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crimeincidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file cancover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rosein four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit(144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crimeincidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover severalvictims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four:Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157),Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four:Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo(246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowestsince 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur(56 to 113, the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253)and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fellin 2025 to their lowest since 2015;in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur(56 to 113, the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253)and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowestsince 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113,the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowestsince 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113,the largest rise in percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowestsince 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest risein percent, from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowest since 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.Murder investigations in Mexico fell in 2025 to their lowestsince 2015; in Sinaloa they rose by 68.1%Investigation files for intentional homicide, 2024 and 2025,in the 20 states with the most files in 2024 (92.7% of the total)Nuevo LeónState of MexicoBaja CaliforniaGuanajuatoJaliscoChiapasGuerreroMorelosQuintana RooChihuahuaColimaSan Luis PotosíMichoacánTabascoSonoraPueblaOaxacaMexico CityVeracruzSinaloa8051,353+68.1%National total25,46519,974(−21.6%)FellRose20242025Counts, not rates per person: they do not compare risk between states. One file can cover several victims.The 12 states with the fewest files in 2024 are not shown. The count fell in eight and rose in four: Baja California Sur (56 to 113, the largest rise in percent,from a small base), Nayarit (144 to 157), Hidalgo (246 to 253) and Campeche (95 to 101).Source: Government of Mexico (datos.gob.mx), SESNSP state crime incidenceVerDat
Arrow chart from 2024 to 2025, one arrow per state, for the 20 states with the most intentional-homicide files in 2024, sorted from the largest fall to the largest rise. Almost all point left. Veracruz rises a little. Last, Sinaloa, highlighted, is the only long arrow pointing right: from 805 to 1,353. At the top, the national total goes from 25,465 to 19,974.
SESNSP state crime incidence (case files)
PeriodSinaloaAguascalientesBaja CaliforniaBaja California SurCampecheChiapasChihuahuaCoahuilaColimaDurangoGuanajuatoGuerreroHidalgoJaliscoMexico CityMichoacánMorelosNayaritNuevo LeónOaxacaPueblaQuerétaroQuintana RooSan Luis PotosíSonoraState of MexicoTabascoTamaulipasTlaxcalaVeracruzYucatánZacatecas
20248051122,08956956621,704105749642,5531,3982461,4428131,2461,3231441,5398778801745693771,1291,96470733112877144369
20251,353861,5301131013241,48576557552,0351,0712539547551,0729971577267817791402491851,0051,31255620310381433114
National total (case files)
PeriodValue
201516,119
201620,147
201725,032
201829,092
201929,498
202028,839
202128,279
202226,289
202325,308
202425,465
202519,974
Sinaloa, by month (case files)
PeriodValue
2015-0154
2015-0267
2015-0355
2015-0472
2015-0586
2015-0671
2015-0772
2015-0877
2015-0965
2015-1068
2015-1181
2015-1273
2016-0171
2016-0283
2016-0343
2016-0471
2016-0579
2016-0674
2016-0766
2016-0893
2016-0996
2016-1079
2016-1189
2016-1278
2017-0199
2017-02103
2017-03119
2017-04120
2017-05143
2017-06125
2017-07114
2017-08101
2017-0982
2017-1081
2017-1180
2017-1283
2018-0176
2018-0264
2018-0386
2018-0497
2018-0585
2018-06105
2018-0776
2018-0881
2018-0972
2018-1094
2018-1160
2018-1267
2019-0170
2019-0263
2019-0352
2019-0473
2019-0571
2019-0665
2019-0770
2019-0875
2019-0979
2019-1066
2019-1172
2019-1266
2020-0154
2020-0253
2020-0369
2020-0451
2020-0556
2020-0670
2020-0769
2020-0865
2020-0969
2020-1064
2020-1150
2020-1230
2021-0153
2021-0248
2021-0342
2021-0440
2021-0563
2021-0643
2021-0747
2021-0841
2021-0954
2021-1046
2021-1139
2021-1240
2022-0132
2022-0229
2022-0340
2022-0440
2022-0550
2022-0635
2022-0735
2022-0831
2022-0947
2022-1030
2022-1131
2022-1235
2023-0142
2023-0231
2023-0354
2023-0440
2023-0544
2023-0643
2023-0747
2023-0841
2023-0945
2023-1032
2023-1129
2023-1244
2024-0151
2024-0238
2024-0331
2024-0432
2024-0541
2024-0642
2024-0738
2024-0839
2024-09103
2024-10141
2024-11130
2024-12119
2025-01108
2025-02102
2025-03109
2025-04100
2025-05140
2025-06156
2025-07134
2025-0894
2025-09106
2025-10109
2025-1189
2025-12106
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The national count fell by 21.6%, from 25,465 to 19,974, with fewer files in 26 of the 32 states. In Sinaloa it went from 805 to 1,353, the state’s highest since the series began in 2015; its share of the total rose from 3.2% to 6.8%.

Notes

  • The SESNSP counts investigation files opened by prosecutors, not victims: one file can cover several. Missing people are not included. Without Sinaloa, the national count would have fallen by 24.5%.
  • In Sinaloa the jump began in September 2024: 103 files, against an average of 39 a month from January to August; since then, 115 a month. It coincides with the war between factions of the Sinaloa cartel (context from outside these data).
  • The data cover all of 2025, through December. The SESNSP revises recent months, so the figures may change.

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