Cancún Students Report Insecurity on Public Transit

Cancún, Quintana Roo — A diagnosis applied to 13,000 students during 2024 and 2025 revealed that 8 out of 10 young people need to use public transportation to reach their educational centers, although the majority do so with a high sense of insecurity. According to the results, 72% of students said they feel unsafe when using this service, highlighting the urgency to improve both mobility and safety conditions in educational environments.

Enrique Baños Abedun de Lima, rector of the Universidad Tecnológica de Cancún, explained that, as part of the coordination of the culture of peace among the state’s universities, this comprehensive diagnosis was presented, covering students from all municipalities of Quintana Roo. The study exposes critical data about the reality faced by young people, especially regarding public transportation and safety around schools.

Among the main problems detected are bus stops with little or no lighting, irregular schedules, units that exceed their capacity, excessive speed, and lack of basic infrastructure, such as roofs to protect from rain or lighting that provides greater visual security.

Given this situation, the universities formally requested, through the State Commission for Higher Education Planning (Coepes), that the Quintana Roo Secretariat of Education (SEQ) convene the State Mobility Institute (Imoveqroo) to work in a coordinated manner. The objective is that, starting in 2026, policies and benefits are implemented to guarantee safe and dignified public transportation for students.

Finally, he indicated that they seek for the SEQ, through the Education Commission, to take this data to the State Congress, in order to promote new laws and programs that address student mobility needs, taking into account the conditions and characteristics of each university, both public and private.