GITNUXREPORT 2026

Femicide In Mexico Statistics

Despite a slight recent decline, femicide rates in Mexico remain devastatingly high amid widespread impunity.

Min-ji Park

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First published: Feb 13, 2026

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32 states have at least one gender alert active for femicide risk as of 2023

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Only 20% of femicide cases result in convictions, impunity at 80%

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Federal femicide law applied in just 5% of cases since 2012

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Budget for gender violence prevention was MXN 1,200 million in 2023

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1,200 specialized femicide prosecutors trained nationwide by 2022

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Time to classify homicide as femicide averages 6 months, delaying justice

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45% of femicide investigations lack forensic evidence properly collected

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National protocol for femicide investigation updated in 2021, adopted by 28 states

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Reparations paid to femicide families in only 15% of cases, MXN 500k avg

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911 gender violence calls rose 25% to 2.5 million in 2022

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Supreme Court ruled 12 femicide cases unconstitutional in delays 2023

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Shelters for DV victims: only 70 nationwide for 45 million women at risk

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Femicide classified as federal crime in 15 states post-2021 reform

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Early warning system for femicide risk implemented in 10 states

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Conviction sentences average 40 years for femicide, up from 30 in 2018

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60% of gender alerts inactive due to lack of compliance 2023

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Hotline for femicide prevention received 150k calls in 2022

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DNA databases for femicide cases cover only 40% of victims

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In 2022, Mexico recorded 847 official femicides, marking a 7.3% decrease from 913 in 2021

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The femicide rate in Mexico reached 0.65 per 100,000 women in 2022, down from 0.72 in 2021

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From 2015 to 2022, a total of 6,887 femicides were registered nationally according to official data

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In January 2023, 82 femicides were reported across Mexico, averaging 2.6 per day

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The underreporting of femicides is estimated at 90%, with only 10% of cases officially classified as such

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Mexico's femicide rate is 10 times higher than the global average of 0.06 per 100,000 women

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In 2021, 10 women were victims of femicide every day on average in Mexico

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Official femicides dropped 2.5% in 2023 compared to 2022, totaling 825 cases

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Homicides of women classified as femicide represented 7.4% of all female homicides in 2022

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From 2018-2022, femicide incidence fluctuated between 8-10 per 100,000 female homicides

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In 2020, despite COVID-19 lockdowns, femicides rose by 9.1% to 977 cases

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Mexico ranks 5th globally in absolute number of femicides with 847 in 2022

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The national average of femicides per month in 2023 was 68.75

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Femicides accounted for 25% of all gender-based violence homicides in Latin America in 2022, with Mexico leading

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In 2019, 1,012 femicides were officially registered, a record high at the time

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Adjusted for population, Mexico's femicide rate was 2.3 per million women in 2021

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From 2015-2021, cumulative femicides totaled 5,797 according to SESNSP data

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Femicide notifications via 911 calls increased 15% in 2022

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In Q1 2023, femicides averaged 78 per quarter

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Mexico's femicide impunity rate exceeds 95% for prosecuted cases

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77% of femicides are committed by current or former intimate partners

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65% of perpetrators are between 25-44 years old

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42% of femicide perpetrators have prior criminal records, mainly violence

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Family members (non-partners) commit 18% of femicides

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35% of perpetrators are unemployed or informal workers

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Organized crime linked to 22% of femicides in high-violence states

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80% of intimate partner killers had jealous motives reported

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Perpetrators use firearms in 48% of cases where identified

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25% of perpetrators are fathers of victim's children

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Repeat offenders commit 12% of femicides after prior DV convictions

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58% of perpetrators have low education levels (primary or less)

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Drug-related perpetrators involved in 15% of cases nationally

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70% of identified perpetrators knew victim for over 1 year

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Police officers or security personnel as perpetrators in 5% of cases

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90% of perpetrators are Mexican nationals, 10% migrants

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Alcohol intoxication in 55% of perpetrator arrests for femicide

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Estado de México reported 101 femicides in 2022, highest nationally at 11.9% of total

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Guerrero had a femicide rate of 1.82 per 100,000 women in 2022, second highest

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Jalisco registered 84 femicides in 2022, with a rate of 1.01 per 100,000

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Chihuahua's femicide rate was 1.65 per 100,000 in 2021

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In 2023, Veracruz saw 62 femicides, up 10% from 2022

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Colima had the highest femicide rate per capita at 2.38 per 100,000 women in 2022

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Baja California reported 57 femicides in 2022, rate 1.42 per 100,000

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Michoacán registered 71 femicides in 2023 YTD November

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Sinaloa's femicide cases totaled 49 in 2022, rate 1.20 per 100,000

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Morelos had 43 femicides in 2022, one of the highest per capita in central Mexico

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Sonora reported 52 femicides in 2022, rate 1.35 per 100,000 women

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Zacatecas saw a 50% increase in femicides to 28 in 2022

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Guanajuato registered 68 femicides in 2022, rate 1.15 per 100,000

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Quintana Roo had 31 femicides in 2022 despite tourism image

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Oaxaca reported 45 femicides in 2023, up from 38 in 2022

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Puebla had 92 femicides in 2022, third highest absolute number

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Tamaulipas registered 40 femicides in 2022, rate 1.05 per 100,000

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Nuevo León saw 55 femicides in 2022, amid rising violence

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61% of femicide victims in Mexico are aged 15-34 years

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42% of femicides occur in the victim's home, primarily by intimate partners

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Indigenous women face 2.5 times higher femicide risk than non-indigenous

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70% of femicide victims had prior gender violence reports

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Mothers represent 45% of femicide victims, often with children witnessing

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15-24 year olds have the highest femicide rate at 1.8 per 100,000

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68% of victims are killed by firearm, knife, or strangulation

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Migrant women in border states face 30% higher femicide rates

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52% of femicide victims were employed, mostly informal sector

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Transgender women are 12 times more likely to be femicide victims

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75% of victims experienced prior physical violence from perpetrator

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Rural women have 1.4 times higher femicide rates than urban

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35% of victims were students or unemployed

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Sex workers comprise 8% of femicide victims disproportionately

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28% of victims had mental health issues prior to death

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Pregnant women face 20% higher femicide risk during pregnancy

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55% of victims lived in poverty-stricken households

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62% of intimate partner femicides involve alcohol by perpetrator

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While Mexico's femicides officially decreased slightly last year, the haunting statistic that they are ten times more frequent than the global average reveals a national emergency hiding behind the numbers.

Key Takeaways

In 2022, Mexico recorded 847 official femicides, marking a 7.3% decrease from 913 in 2021
The femicide rate in Mexico reached 0.65 per 100,000 women in 2022, down from 0.72 in 2021
From 2015 to 2022, a total of 6,887 femicides were registered nationally according to official data
Estado de México reported 101 femicides in 2022, highest nationally at 11.9% of total
Guerrero had a femicide rate of 1.82 per 100,000 women in 2022, second highest
Jalisco registered 84 femicides in 2022, with a rate of 1.01 per 100,000
61% of femicide victims in Mexico are aged 15-34 years
42% of femicides occur in the victim's home, primarily by intimate partners
Indigenous women face 2.5 times higher femicide risk than non-indigenous
77% of femicides are committed by current or former intimate partners
65% of perpetrators are between 25-44 years old
42% of femicide perpetrators have prior criminal records, mainly violence
32 states have at least one gender alert active for femicide risk as of 2023
Only 20% of femicide cases result in convictions, impunity at 80%
Federal femicide law applied in just 5% of cases since 2012

Despite a slight recent decline, femicide rates in Mexico remain devastatingly high amid widespread impunity.

Government Response and Legal Statistics

32 states have at least one gender alert active for femicide risk as of 2023
Only 20% of femicide cases result in convictions, impunity at 80%
Federal femicide law applied in just 5% of cases since 2012
Budget for gender violence prevention was MXN 1,200 million in 2023
1,200 specialized femicide prosecutors trained nationwide by 2022
Time to classify homicide as femicide averages 6 months, delaying justice
45% of femicide investigations lack forensic evidence properly collected
National protocol for femicide investigation updated in 2021, adopted by 28 states
Reparations paid to femicide families in only 15% of cases, MXN 500k avg
911 gender violence calls rose 25% to 2.5 million in 2022
Supreme Court ruled 12 femicide cases unconstitutional in delays 2023
Shelters for DV victims: only 70 nationwide for 45 million women at risk
Femicide classified as federal crime in 15 states post-2021 reform
Early warning system for femicide risk implemented in 10 states
Conviction sentences average 40 years for femicide, up from 30 in 2018
60% of gender alerts inactive due to lack of compliance 2023
Hotline for femicide prevention received 150k calls in 2022
DNA databases for femicide cases cover only 40% of victims

Government Response and Legal Statistics Interpretation

The state of femicide in Mexico presents a grim paradox of ambitious legal frameworks and alarmingly hollow execution, where the machinery of justice grinds so slowly and sparsely that it amounts to a bureaucratic betrayal of every woman living under the shadow of a threat the government has meticulously documented yet catastrophically failed to address.

Overall Incidence and Rates

In 2022, Mexico recorded 847 official femicides, marking a 7.3% decrease from 913 in 2021
The femicide rate in Mexico reached 0.65 per 100,000 women in 2022, down from 0.72 in 2021
From 2015 to 2022, a total of 6,887 femicides were registered nationally according to official data
In January 2023, 82 femicides were reported across Mexico, averaging 2.6 per day
The underreporting of femicides is estimated at 90%, with only 10% of cases officially classified as such
Mexico's femicide rate is 10 times higher than the global average of 0.06 per 100,000 women
In 2021, 10 women were victims of femicide every day on average in Mexico
Official femicides dropped 2.5% in 2023 compared to 2022, totaling 825 cases
Homicides of women classified as femicide represented 7.4% of all female homicides in 2022
From 2018-2022, femicide incidence fluctuated between 8-10 per 100,000 female homicides
In 2020, despite COVID-19 lockdowns, femicides rose by 9.1% to 977 cases
Mexico ranks 5th globally in absolute number of femicides with 847 in 2022
The national average of femicides per month in 2023 was 68.75
Femicides accounted for 25% of all gender-based violence homicides in Latin America in 2022, with Mexico leading
In 2019, 1,012 femicides were officially registered, a record high at the time
Adjusted for population, Mexico's femicide rate was 2.3 per million women in 2021
From 2015-2021, cumulative femicides totaled 5,797 according to SESNSP data
Femicide notifications via 911 calls increased 15% in 2022
In Q1 2023, femicides averaged 78 per quarter
Mexico's femicide impunity rate exceeds 95% for prosecuted cases

Overall Incidence and Rates Interpretation

While a slight dip in this year's official count offers the thinnest veneer of statistical hope, the staggering scale of loss, the abyssal underreporting, and the near-total impunity reveal a nation where the grim arithmetic of gender-based terror remains tragically routine.

Perpetrator Information

77% of femicides are committed by current or former intimate partners
65% of perpetrators are between 25-44 years old
42% of femicide perpetrators have prior criminal records, mainly violence
Family members (non-partners) commit 18% of femicides
35% of perpetrators are unemployed or informal workers
Organized crime linked to 22% of femicides in high-violence states
80% of intimate partner killers had jealous motives reported
Perpetrators use firearms in 48% of cases where identified
25% of perpetrators are fathers of victim's children
Repeat offenders commit 12% of femicides after prior DV convictions
58% of perpetrators have low education levels (primary or less)
Drug-related perpetrators involved in 15% of cases nationally
70% of identified perpetrators knew victim for over 1 year
Police officers or security personnel as perpetrators in 5% of cases
90% of perpetrators are Mexican nationals, 10% migrants
Alcohol intoxication in 55% of perpetrator arrests for femicide

Perpetrator Information Interpretation

This is not a crime wave but a familiar horror, where the most likely murderer is a man who already knows her, often loves her, and whose jealousy, unemployment, and access to a gun form a predictable and deadly recipe.

Regional and State Variations

Estado de México reported 101 femicides in 2022, highest nationally at 11.9% of total
Guerrero had a femicide rate of 1.82 per 100,000 women in 2022, second highest
Jalisco registered 84 femicides in 2022, with a rate of 1.01 per 100,000
Chihuahua's femicide rate was 1.65 per 100,000 in 2021
In 2023, Veracruz saw 62 femicides, up 10% from 2022
Colima had the highest femicide rate per capita at 2.38 per 100,000 women in 2022
Baja California reported 57 femicides in 2022, rate 1.42 per 100,000
Michoacán registered 71 femicides in 2023 YTD November
Sinaloa's femicide cases totaled 49 in 2022, rate 1.20 per 100,000
Morelos had 43 femicides in 2022, one of the highest per capita in central Mexico
Sonora reported 52 femicides in 2022, rate 1.35 per 100,000 women
Zacatecas saw a 50% increase in femicides to 28 in 2022
Guanajuato registered 68 femicides in 2022, rate 1.15 per 100,000
Quintana Roo had 31 femicides in 2022 despite tourism image
Oaxaca reported 45 femicides in 2023, up from 38 in 2022
Puebla had 92 femicides in 2022, third highest absolute number
Tamaulipas registered 40 femicides in 2022, rate 1.05 per 100,000
Nuevo León saw 55 femicides in 2022, amid rising violence

Regional and State Variations Interpretation

Mexico is not a single crime scene but a horrifying patchwork where states compete in a grim race for the worst femicide statistics, proving that no region, whether touristic, industrial, or agricultural, has managed to protect its women from this epidemic of gendered violence.

Victim Characteristics

61% of femicide victims in Mexico are aged 15-34 years
42% of femicides occur in the victim's home, primarily by intimate partners
Indigenous women face 2.5 times higher femicide risk than non-indigenous
70% of femicide victims had prior gender violence reports
Mothers represent 45% of femicide victims, often with children witnessing
15-24 year olds have the highest femicide rate at 1.8 per 100,000
68% of victims are killed by firearm, knife, or strangulation
Migrant women in border states face 30% higher femicide rates
52% of femicide victims were employed, mostly informal sector
Transgender women are 12 times more likely to be femicide victims
75% of victims experienced prior physical violence from perpetrator
Rural women have 1.4 times higher femicide rates than urban
35% of victims were students or unemployed
Sex workers comprise 8% of femicide victims disproportionately
28% of victims had mental health issues prior to death
Pregnant women face 20% higher femicide risk during pregnancy
55% of victims lived in poverty-stricken households
62% of intimate partner femicides involve alcohol by perpetrator

Victim Characteristics Interpretation

The statistics paint a portrait not of random tragedies, but of a society systematically failing its women, where the most basic spaces—a home, a relationship, a walk to work—become the most likely places for a marginalized life to be violently erased.

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