Baja California overtakes Guanajuato as Mexico’s most violent state: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped
As part of the federal cabinet's monthly homicide report, National Public Security System chief Marcela Figueroa reported that there were 1,092 homicides in the northern border state between January and September. Nationwide, however, homicides were down by 30.6% in September. The post Baja California overtakes Guanajuato as Mexico’s most violent state: Tuesday’s mañanera recapped appeared first…
In September 2026, Mexico's National Public Security System reported that homicides fell by 30.6% compared to the same month in 2025. The previous month, homicides had risen by 3.2% compared to August. Homicides were at their lowest level since 2015. Baja California recorded the highest number of homicides in the first nine months of 2026, with 1,092 deaths, closely followed by Guanajuato with 1,089.
Five states saw homicides decline by more than 50% year-on-year, including San Luis Potosí, which reduced homicides by 78.6%. Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodríguez announced that over 14,000 firearms and explosives had been voluntarily surrendered since Sheinbaum's presidency began in October 2024. Security Minister Omar García Harfuch reported that authorities had also made 70,571 arrests for high-impact crimes, seized 36,303 firearms and nearly 570 tonnes of drugs, and dismantled 2,792 clandestine drug labs during the same period.
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