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Mexico just recorded its safest August in over a decade, with daily murders cut in half as a nationwide security strategy shows dramatic results. Thirty of 32 states are seeing fewer violent crimes.
Mexico recorded its lowest murder rate in over a decade this July, averaging just 42.5 homicides daily. President Claudia Sheinbaum's security strategy has driven a dramatic 51% decline since she took office 22 months ago.
On June 16, Mexico experienced just 27 homicides nationwide, the lowest single-day total in more than 13 years. Nineteen states, including previously violent hotspots like Chihuahua and Michoacán, reported zero killings.