Vehicle Theft in Quintana Roo Falls 24% as Motorcycles Account for 77% of Cases

Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo — Vehicle theft in Quintana Roo fell 24.3% during the first eight months of 2026, dropping from 1,832 reported cases in the same period of 2025 to 1,386, according to figures from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP).

The decline amounted to 446 fewer thefts and held steady across the months compared. The monthly average fell from 229 to 173.3 stolen vehicles, while July recorded the steepest drop: 148 cases versus 264 a year earlier, a 43.9% decrease.

Cars Post Largest Percentage Decline

Cars saw the biggest percentage decrease, falling from 496 thefts to 306, or 38.3% fewer. Within that category, thefts carried out with violence also declined, from 58 cases to 43.

Motorcycles, by contrast, accounted for 1,071 thefts during the first eight months of 2026, down from 1,332 in the same period of 2025 — a 19.6% reduction. Despite the drop, two-wheeled vehicles still represented 77.3% of all units stolen in the state.

The one figure that runs counter to the overall downward trend is violent motorcycle theft, which rose from 91 cases to 102. Smaller increases were also recorded in boat thefts, which climbed from three to seven, and tractor thefts, which rose from one to two.