Правительство обнародовало последний отчет о статистике преступности,revealing a 15% decrease in the homicide rate in the first five months of President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration. Since Morena took control in 2018, the reduction has been 26%. According to an analysis by Causa en Común, by the end of 2024, the perception of insecurity in the city was high, and the majority of citizens believed that the situation would worsen.
In response to criticism, Sheinbaum assured that she does not minimize disappearances and is close to the victims. However, she was indignant at the critical comments of a senior U.S. State Department official regarding the celebration in the Zócalo. The Committee on Forced Disappearances has warned of a forensic crisis in Mexico since 2021.
The government's methodological handling of statistics is questioned, especially in the categorization of intentional homicides, where a significant discrepancy is observed between the national figures and those of Mexico City. The controversy intensifies with revelations about the alteration of official data in Teuchitlán.
The decrease in intentional homicides is linked to methodological modifications implemented by Sheinbaum's team in Mexico City. The reclassification of crimes was not applied in Guanajuato, governed by the PAN, and it was the state with the most intentional homicides in 2024. Criticism points to a political component in the handling of statistics.
The organization Causa en Común points out that the reclassification of intentional homicides into subcategories has generated a distortion in the reported figures, undermining the transparency and accuracy of the data. Citizens' distrust of institutions, stemming from impunity, contributes to underreporting in crime incident reports.
As details deepen, uncertainty arises about the accuracy of the statistics presented by the government, raising doubts about the effectiveness of the implemented security policies.
