Homicides in Mexico have steadily risen this century

Since 2015, the national homicide rate in Mexico has increased by 76.3 percent, with the total number of homicides over this seven-year period reaching 211,000. Sharp increases in homicides were recorded between 2015 and 2019. 

In 2021, the national homicide rate improved by 4.3% relative to the previous year, marking the largest year-on-year improvement since 2014. Despite recent improvements, Mexico’s homicide rate remains near historical highs, at 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people, resulting in over 34,000 victims.

This equates to 94 homicides per day on average in 2021.

Mexico’s homicide rate is also high by international standards, although it is broadly aligned with other large Latin American nations such as Brazil and Colombia. 

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