Crime in Mexico

Crime rates in Mexico

Level of crime
61.33 High
Crime increasing in the past 3 years
68.92 High
Worries home broken and things stolen
52.87 Moderate
Worries being mugged or robbed
57.21 Moderate
Worries car stolen
49.58 Moderate
Worries things from car stolen
58.53 Moderate
Worries attacked
46.68 Moderate
Worries being insulted
34.62 Low
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion
21.84 Low
Problem people using or dealing drugs
56.06 Moderate
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft
62.22 High
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery
60.19 High
Problem corruption and bribery
74.47 High

Safety in Mexico

Safety walking alone during daylight
67.37 High
Safety walking alone during night
39.26 Low

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Last update: March 2023

These data are based on perceptions of visitors of this website in the past 3 years.

If the value is 0, it means it is perceived as very low, and if the value is 100, it means it is perceived as very high.

Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

By City in Mexico

Rank
City
Crime Index
Safety Index
Tijuana 71.8 28.2
Mexico City 68.1 31.9
Guadalajara 62.6 37.4
Puebla 59.1 40.9
Cancun 55.9 44.1
San Miguel de Allende 51.8 48.2
Monterrey 47.9 52.1
Queretaro (Santiago de Querétaro) 37.6 62.4
Puerto Vallarta 35.6 64.4
Merida 25.8 74.2
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