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 August 25, 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 August 25, 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: August 25, 2024. 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
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/