80.5% of Quintana Roo Residents Feel Insecure

Cancún — Quintana Roo ranks among the states with the highest crime incidence and perception of insecurity in the country, registering a rate of 25,599 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants—meaning that practically one in four residents was a victim of some crime—and 80.5% of the population considers it unsafe to live in the state.

This is according to the 2025 National Survey of Victimization and Perception of Public Safety (Envipe) from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi). The survey reveals that during 2024, the victimization rate in Quintana Roo exceeded the national average of 24,135 per 100,000 inhabitants by six percent.

This figure indicates a 15.4 percent increase compared to the previous year, placing the state in seventh place nationally, behind Tabasco, Guerrero, Veracruz, the State of Mexico, Colima, and Morelos.

Widespread Perception of Risk

The citizens’ perception of insecurity also reflects the magnitude of the problem: eight out of every 10 inhabitants consider it risky to live in the state. This figure surpasses the national average of 75.6% by almost five percentage points and equals the rate registered in Sinaloa.

In fact, Quintana Roo leads the negative indicators on the Yucatán Peninsula. The difference in the perception of insecurity is even wider: Yucatán remains among the lowest levels in the country at 39.6 percent, compared to 68.9 percent in Campeche and 80.5 percent in Quintana Roo.

Prevalent Crimes and Underreporting

Although the survey does not provide a detailed breakdown by state, in Quintana Roo, digital fraud and street robberies stand out as frequent crimes.

Another aspect to highlight is the “dark figure” of crime—unreported crimes or those without an investigation—which reached 93.2 percent in Mexico. The main reasons were the perceived waste of time (34.6%) and distrust of authorities (14%).

This negative perception is also constant in Quintana Roo, where citizens have pointed out the lack of results from the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE).

According to Senator Eugenio Segura, security data from the INEGI survey in the Benito Juárez municipality (Cancún) show an improvement. He asserts that the focus should be on reducing the perception of insecurity.