Colima was the Mexican state with the highest femicide rates in 2024. In that year, almost five of every 100,000 women who lived in Morelos were murdered on account of their gender. The state of Chihuahua was also among the 15 regions with the worst femicide rates, with 2.35 femicides per 100,000 female inhabitants, well above the national average of 1.18. When it comes to absolute figures, the State of Mexico was the Mexican state with the largest number of femicide victims.
States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2024
(number of femicides per 100,000 women)
Characteristic
Femicide rate
Morelos
4.73
Chihuahua
2.35
Tabasco
2.22
Tlaxcala
2.03
Nuevo León
1.91
Baja California Sur
1.84
Nayarit
1.67
Sinaloa
1.63
Sonora
1.62
Baja California
1.6
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Femicide victims are counted according to each state's legal framework.
To calculate femicide rates, CONAPO's population projections for 2016-2015 were used.
Femicide or feminicide is a term used to define the killing of a woman or girl on account of their gender.
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National Public Security System, & Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). (January 25, 2025). States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2024 (number of femicides per 100,000 women) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/
National Public Security System, und Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). "States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2024 (number of femicides per 100,000 women)." Chart. January 25, 2025. Statista. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/
National Public Security System, Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). (2025). States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2024 (number of femicides per 100,000 women). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/
National Public Security System, and Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). "States with The Highest Femicide Rate in Mexico in 2024 (Number of Femicides per 100,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/
National Public Security System & Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico), States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2024 (number of femicides per 100,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/ (last visited February 20, 2025)
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