The State of Mexico recorded a 35.9% reduction in intentional homicides and a 27% reduction in high-impact crimes between January 1 and August 31, 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, according to figures the state government released days before the Third Government Report of Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez.

The homicide figure draws on records from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, and the 27% drop in high-impact crimes, which covers extortion, kidnapping, home burglary, vehicle theft and robbery on public transport, comes from information provided by the state Attorney General's Office, according to El Financiero. The Mexico State government attributes the result to coordination among the three levels of government, the Peace Tables (Mesas de Paz) and intelligence and prevention work. It is the country's most populous state, so its security trends read directly into the national crime statistics.

In the Eastern Zone, the Unified Command reported a 37% drop in intentional homicides and a 53% drop in vehicle theft across the 15 municipalities that make up the strategy. The state tally includes more than one million security operations during the period, among them Operation Enjambre, Restitución, Atarraya, Caudal and Liberación, according to Milenio. The National Institute of Statistics and Geography reported that 2025 closed as the year with the fewest homicides in the last 15 years in the State of Mexico, and the National Urban Public Security Survey for the second quarter of 2026 registered a lower perception of insecurity between March and June in the eight Mexico State cities measured.

The governor will present her Third Government Report on September 30 at the Teatro Morelos, in Toluca, with the balance of the administration's first three years and the actions planned for the second half of the term. September's records will mark the state's next point of comparison.

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