GITNUXREPORT 2026

Femicide In Mexico Statistics

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

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Key Statistics

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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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Written by Christopher Morgan·Edited by David Kowalski·Fact-checked by Yumi Nakamura

Published Feb 13, 2026·Last verified Mar 31, 2026
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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.

Overall Incidence and Rates

1In 2022, Mexico recorded 847 official femicides, marking a 7.3% decrease from 913 in 2021
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2The femicide rate in Mexico reached 0.65 per 100,000 women in 2022, down from 0.72 in 2021
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3From 2015 to 2022, a total of 6,887 femicides were registered nationally according to official data
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4In January 2023, 82 femicides were reported across Mexico, averaging 2.6 per day
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5The underreporting of femicides is estimated at 90%, with only 10% of cases officially classified as such
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6Mexico's femicide rate is 10 times higher than the global average of 0.06 per 100,000 women
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7In 2021, 10 women were victims of femicide every day on average in Mexico
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8Official femicides dropped 2.5% in 2023 compared to 2022, totaling 825 cases
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9Homicides of women classified as femicide represented 7.4% of all female homicides in 2022
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10From 2018-2022, femicide incidence fluctuated between 8-10 per 100,000 female homicides
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11In 2020, despite COVID-19 lockdowns, femicides rose by 9.1% to 977 cases
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12Mexico ranks 5th globally in absolute number of femicides with 847 in 2022
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13The national average of femicides per month in 2023 was 68.75
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14Femicides accounted for 25% of all gender-based violence homicides in Latin America in 2022, with Mexico leading
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15In 2019, 1,012 femicides were officially registered, a record high at the time
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16Adjusted for population, Mexico's femicide rate was 2.3 per million women in 2021
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17From 2015-2021, cumulative femicides totaled 5,797 according to SESNSP data
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18Femicide notifications via 911 calls increased 15% in 2022
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19In Q1 2023, femicides averaged 78 per quarter
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20Mexico's femicide impunity rate exceeds 95% for prosecuted cases
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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

177% of femicides are committed by current or former intimate partners
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265% of perpetrators are between 25-44 years old
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342% of femicide perpetrators have prior criminal records, mainly violence
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4Family members (non-partners) commit 18% of femicides
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535% of perpetrators are unemployed or informal workers
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6Organized crime linked to 22% of femicides in high-violence states
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780% of intimate partner killers had jealous motives reported
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8Perpetrators use firearms in 48% of cases where identified
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925% of perpetrators are fathers of victim's children
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10Repeat offenders commit 12% of femicides after prior DV convictions
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1158% of perpetrators have low education levels (primary or less)
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12Drug-related perpetrators involved in 15% of cases nationally
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1370% of identified perpetrators knew victim for over 1 year
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14Police officers or security personnel as perpetrators in 5% of cases
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1590% of perpetrators are Mexican nationals, 10% migrants
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16Alcohol intoxication in 55% of perpetrator arrests for femicide
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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

1Estado de México reported 101 femicides in 2022, highest nationally at 11.9% of total
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2Guerrero had a femicide rate of 1.82 per 100,000 women in 2022, second highest
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3Jalisco registered 84 femicides in 2022, with a rate of 1.01 per 100,000
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4Chihuahua's femicide rate was 1.65 per 100,000 in 2021
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5In 2023, Veracruz saw 62 femicides, up 10% from 2022
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6Colima had the highest femicide rate per capita at 2.38 per 100,000 women in 2022
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7Baja California reported 57 femicides in 2022, rate 1.42 per 100,000
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8Michoacán registered 71 femicides in 2023 YTD November
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9Sinaloa's femicide cases totaled 49 in 2022, rate 1.20 per 100,000
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10Morelos had 43 femicides in 2022, one of the highest per capita in central Mexico
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11Sonora reported 52 femicides in 2022, rate 1.35 per 100,000 women
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12Zacatecas saw a 50% increase in femicides to 28 in 2022
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13Guanajuato registered 68 femicides in 2022, rate 1.15 per 100,000
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14Quintana Roo had 31 femicides in 2022 despite tourism image
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15Oaxaca reported 45 femicides in 2023, up from 38 in 2022
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16Puebla had 92 femicides in 2022, third highest absolute number
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17Tamaulipas registered 40 femicides in 2022, rate 1.05 per 100,000
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18Nuevo León saw 55 femicides in 2022, amid rising violence
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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

161% of femicide victims in Mexico are aged 15-34 years
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242% of femicides occur in the victim's home, primarily by intimate partners
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3Indigenous women face 2.5 times higher femicide risk than non-indigenous
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470% of femicide victims had prior gender violence reports
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5Mothers represent 45% of femicide victims, often with children witnessing
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615-24 year olds have the highest femicide rate at 1.8 per 100,000
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768% of victims are killed by firearm, knife, or strangulation
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8Migrant women in border states face 30% higher femicide rates
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952% of femicide victims were employed, mostly informal sector
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10Transgender women are 12 times more likely to be femicide victims
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1175% of victims experienced prior physical violence from perpetrator
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12Rural women have 1.4 times higher femicide rates than urban
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1335% of victims were students or unemployed
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14Sex workers comprise 8% of femicide victims disproportionately
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1528% of victims had mental health issues prior to death
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16Pregnant women face 20% higher femicide risk during pregnancy
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1755% of victims lived in poverty-stricken households
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1862% of intimate partner femicides involve alcohol by perpetrator
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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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AI consensus: 2–3 of 4 models broadly agree

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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree

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