The theft of insured cars in Mexico has experienced an annual increase of 3.4% in the last 12 months, according to data from the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions (AMIS). Between February 2024 and January 2025, it was reported that crime took over 63,303 vehicles, with an average of 173 units affected daily.
Monthly, car theft also increased, rising from five thousand to five thousand 200 vehicles between December and January. While the national recovery rate of vehicles reached 41% in January 2025, it slightly decreased compared to the 42% in the same month last year.
According to AMIS, the violent theft of insured cars in Mexico showed an annual growth of 57% to 58% from February 2024 to January 2025. During this period, 36,500 cases were recorded where criminals forced owners to hand over their vehicles, using threats and intimidating acts.
Of the violent theft cases, 26,800 of them (73.42% of the total) occurred when the car was parked and the owner was inside, reflecting the danger of this criminal modality.
As for the states with the highest rates of insured car thefts, they include the State of Mexico, Jalisco, Mexico City, Puebla, Guanajuato, and Michoacán. On the other hand, the states with the most cases of violent car thefts are Sinaloa, Guerrero, Chiapas, Tlaxcala, Zacatecas, Puebla, Michoacán, San Luis Potosí, Morelos, and Tabasco.
