Is violence in Mexico really falling, and by how much?

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A discrepancy between Mexico’s official homicide counts and figures reported by the federal government exceeded 5,000 deaths in 2025, the largest gap in more than a decade. Differences in data supplied by state prosecutors may help explain the gap, complicating assessments of whether violence is falling.

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported over 5,000 more homicides in 2025 than the federal government, the largest gap in more than a decade. The discrepancy may partly lie with the state prosecutors’ offices that are supplying the government’s figures. The post Is violence in Mexico really falling, and by how much? appeared first on Mexico News Daily