INEGI: 23 million adults were victims of a crime; the cost equals 1% of GDP

INEGI reported 23 million adults who were crime victims in 2025 and a cost of 267,300 million pesos, 1% of GDP. See the figures by state.

The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported on September 10, 2026 that 23 million adults in Mexico were victims of at least one crime during 2025, a rate of 23,473 victims per 100,000 inhabitants, 2.7% below the 2024 rate. The estimated cost of insecurity for households was 267,300 million pesos, equivalent to 1% of gross domestic product.

The results come from the National Survey of Victimization and Perception of Public Security (ENVIPE) 2026, conducted between February and April 2026 in 102,032 households across the country, and it is the instrument used to measure victimization from the perspective of the population, not only from that of reported crimes. Infobae reported that only 9% of crimes were reported and that the dark figure reached 93.4%. The data matters for Mexico because state-level rates are the reference against which states and municipalities size their security programs. In 28.5% of households, 11.7 million, at least one person was a victim, and the perception of insecurity in the state of residence stood at 74% of the adult population, compared with 75.6% a year earlier.

Fraud and extortion led the reported crimes: in 27 states fraud had the highest incidence, in three it was extortion and in two it was robbery or assault. The highest victim rates per 100,000 inhabitants were recorded in Mexico City (34,930), the State of Mexico (31,889) and Puebla (26,164), and the lowest in Chiapas (13,462), Veracruz (14,171) and Zacatecas (15,733). Of the total 33.8 million estimated crimes, 1.1% resulted in a positive outcome for the victim, and the average cost per affected person was 6,130 pesos. Sexual crimes affected women more, with a rate of 3,365 per 100,000, compared with 341 among men.

INEGI will conduct the next edition of ENVIPE between February and April 2027 and will publish the results in September of that year, which means the annual comparison will be available during the cycle in which the Chamber of Deputies and several governorships will be renewed. The series stands as the annual reference for victimization measured from the population.

This article was written with the assistance of artificial intelligence based on verified sources and reviewed by a human editor before publication.

This article was written with artificial intelligence assistance from verified sources and reviewed by a human editor before publication.