In 2023, Mexico State was the Mexican federal entity with the highest number of homicides, including cases of murder and manslaughter. A total of 3,640 people were killed in Guanajuato in that year, the second highest figure. Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the highest murder rates.
States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023
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National Public Security System. (June 13, 2024). States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. "States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. (2024). States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
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States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023 [Graph], National Public Security System, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/