On July 21, 2026, Mexico recorded 21 intentional homicides nationwide, the lowest daily figure since the current system for measuring criminal incidence was established. According to official data from the federal government, 18 of the country's 32 federative entities reported no homicides on that day.
President Claudia Sheinbaum announced this figure during her morning press conference on July 22 in Toluca, State of Mexico. The official report indicates that the daily average for intentional homicides dropped from 86.9 victims in September 2024 to 45.4 in June 2026, a reduction of 46 percent in less than two years. The previous recent low was recorded on July 6 of this year, with 25 homicides in a single day, according to El Universal. For Mexican and Mexican-American families with cross-border ties, this downward trend in daily homicide rates is a critical data point that directly influences travel and visitation decisions to the country.
The states that recorded no homicides on July 21 were Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Michoacán, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tlaxcala, Yucatán, and Zacatecas. Guerrero and Jalisco each concentrated three cases, while the State of Mexico, Guanajuato, and Tabasco reported two each. Nine other entities (Baja California, Mexico City, Colima, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz) registered a single case each, as reported by Infobae. President Sheinbaum attributed this decline to the four pillars of the National Security Strategy: addressing the root causes of violence, strengthening intelligence and investigations, consolidating the National Guard, and enhancing coordination among all three levels of government.
During the press conference, the President stated that intentional homicides will continue to decrease. The June 2026 figures, with an average of 45.4 daily homicides, position the first half of the year as the period with the lowest incidence since 2016, according to official data.
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