Quintana Roo Ranks Among Top 3 States With Fewest Homicides in Mexico

Mexico City — Quintana Roo has once again positioned itself among the three Mexican states with the lowest number of intentional homicides, according to federal data released Monday.

During President Claudia Sheinbaum’s morning press conference, Marcela Figueroa Franco, executive secretary of the National Public Security System, presented updated homicide figures. She reported that Quintana Roo saw a 60.3% decline in intentional homicides between January and April 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.

Figueroa Franco detailed that eight states accounted for the majority of homicide victims in April, with a total of 834 cases nationwide. The states with the highest numbers were:

• Chihuahua: 8.2% of the national total (129 victims)
• Guanajuato: 8.2% (129)
• Morelos: 7.4% (117)
• Baja California: 6.4% (101)
• State of Mexico: 5.7% (90)
• Veracruz: 5.5% (88)
• Guerrero: 5.5% (88)
• Oaxaca: 5.1% (81)

The official also highlighted the states with the largest reductions in homicides during the first months of the year:

• San Luis Potosí: -80.8%
• Zacatecas: -61.8%
• Quintana Roo: -60.3%
• Guanajuato: -57%
• Nuevo León: -50.8%
• Nayarit: -47.2%
• Jalisco: -44.5%
• Michoacán: -41.8%
• Aguascalientes: -41%
• Sonora: -39.6%

Figueroa Franco also reported declines in other high-impact crimes in April, including femicide (-7.8%), extortion (-7.7%), and vehicle theft (-23.8%).