Quintana Roo Posts Mexico’s Largest Drop in Business Crime Victimization, INEGI Says

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo recorded the largest percentage decline in business crime victimization of any Mexican state, with its rate falling 32.9% between 2023 and 2025, according to the National Survey of Business Victimization (ENVE) 2026 published Tuesday by INEGI, the national statistics agency.

The survey found the state went from 3,330 establishments victimized by at least one crime per 10,000 economic units in 2023 to 2,233 in 2025 — a difference of 1,097 per 10,000.

Specialized units target extortion and property crime

The state government led by Governor Mara Lezama said it has rolled out a series of strategies alongside an interinstitutional group that includes the Mexican Army (SEDENA), the Mexican Navy (SEMAR), the National Guard, the National Intelligence Center (CNI), the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the State Prosecutor’s Office, the Public Security Department (SSC), the National Migration Institute (INM) and municipal police forces to prevent and combat crime.

Among those measures are the creation of the Centurión Group, specialized in handling extortion cases, and the Orión Group, focused on property crimes such as robberies that affect shops and other businesses.

Officials described the effort as closely coordinated with the national security strategy promoted by President Claudia Sheinbaum and Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar García Harfuch.

The ENVE 2026 results cover crimes committed between January and December 2025. The study includes commercial, industrial and service establishments and tracks extortion, robbery, fraud, corruption and other offenses that affect economic activity.