Mexico, Baja California, has dropped from second to third place nationally in the concentration of intentional homicides. The Secretary of Security highlighted that high-impact crimes showed a 38% reduction in the same period and a 32% decrease when comparing 2024 with 2025, with significant decreases in violent vehicle theft, business robbery, and intentional injuries from firearm discharges, crimes that directly impact daily life and economic activity. In the fight against extortion, García Harfuch reported that from October 1, 2024, to January 15, 2026, a 50% reduction was achieved in Baja California, with more than 70 people detained for this crime. He added that in the same period, 5,509 people were detained for high-impact crimes, 1,253 weapons were seized, over 30 tons of drugs—including fentanyl—were confiscated, three clandestine laboratories were disabled, and 20 criminal gangs were dismantled, results attributed to inter-institutional coordination between federal, state, and municipal forces. The Secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuch, reported the detention of 11 people in the State of Mexico, presumably responsible for at least 16 homicides, as a result of an operation coordinated by the Security Cabinet, the State of Mexico Prosecutor's Office, and the state Secretariat of Security, following intelligence and investigation work in the municipalities of Tultitlán and Coacalco. According to the official, the detainees operated with a high level of violence and are also linked to the sale and distribution of drugs. In this context, he presented a progress report in Baja California, where a significant reduction in violence is reported. Sheinbaum supports Marina del Pilar amid calls for her resignation in Baja California. According to official figures, from September 2024 to December 2025, the average daily number of victims of intentional homicide in the entity decreased by 42%; while comparing 2024 against 2025, the decrease was 28%, the lowest level recorded since 2018. Among those seized are members of the gangs known as 'Lobo', 'Monas', and 'Los Portales', as well as Lucio 'N', alias 'El Señor del Sombrero', and Enrique 'N', both identified as elements of the Tultitlán Municipal Police. García Harfuch emphasized that these results are part of the National Security Strategy, which remains active through joint operations with the federal entities to avoid impunity and strengthen the security of the population.
