Mexico City registers 19 thousand 379 less victims of high impact crimes

Our SayYes report reveals a reduction of 44% in these criminal incidents throughout this year

During the first nine months of this year, in Mexico City there were 19 thousand 379 less victims of high impact crimes, in comparison with the same period of 2019, according to the SayYes report of the Citizen Council for Safety and Justice in Mexico City.

Altogether, the 14 crimes the organism’s analysis measures decreased by 44%, something that places the nation’s capital as the fourth with the best behavior, preceded only by Yucatan, Tabasco and Chiapas.

The Citizen Council informed that the crime that showed the greatest reduction in the number of victims was that of passerby robberies, with 5 thousand 395 less cases than the previous period.

The crimes that showed no black numbers, such as car theft with or without violence and murder, registered reductions of 4 thousand 213 and 382 cases, respectively.

“This behavior is the result of four factors: attention to causes that provoke criminal conducts, more and better police officers, strengthening police intelligence and institutional coordination between the Citizen Safety Secretariat and the General Attorney’s Office, as has never been done in the previous administrations,” Salvador Guerrero Chiprés, president of the organism, declared.

Also, the Citizen Council’s report reveals a reduction of criminal incidents in the 16 mayoralties. Benito Juárez and Cuauhtémoc, with 54% each, Iztacalco with 53%, Miguel Hidalgo with 49%, and Iztapalapa and Gustavo A. Madero with 44% each.

“The reduction coincides with an improvement in the perception of safety measured by the INEGI’s polls, something that usually takes long to achieve but that now shows the citizen’s trust in the work made in favor of safety and justice,” Guerrero Chiprés highlighted.

According to the Urban Public Safety National Poll, in Mexico City, the perception of safety improved by 9.3 percentage points, and per mayoralty, Benito Juárez improved by 31.9 percent, while in Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc and Cuajimalpa it changed 19, 18.1 and 18 respectively.

Also, Tlalpan improved by 10.6 percentage points, Milpa Alta 10.5, Venustiano Carranza 9.9, Iztacalco 9.9 and Iztapalapa 9.

The SayYes analysis is based on data from the Executive Secretary of the National Public Safety System, of the General Attorney’s Office and the Citizen Council’s reports, and it also reveals that Mexico City is listed third –among the six most populated entities in the country– in high impact crime rates per 100 thousand inhabitants.

The first one listed is the State of Mexico with a rate of 572 and it is followed by Jalisco with 394, Mexico City with 363, Puebla 285, Guanajuato 232 and Veracruz 218.

Find the full report here.