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2020 saw an increase in femicides; in the first seven months of 2020, reports suggested 2,000 femicides had occurred. Mexico is considered one of the countries with more femicides in Latin America and the world, among the most dangerous states is the State of Mexico, especially for one of its municipalities: Ecatepec, since in this state 84 murders were reported in the first months of the year.
Over 500 women were killed in Mexico in the first month of 2025, according to government data, around half in manslaughter and the remainder due to murder or gender-based killings, known as femicides.
Mexico has the second highest rate of femicides within Latin America, with an average of 10.5 femicides committed every day. Femicides are most prevalent in the states of Veracruz, State of Mexico, Nuevo León, Puebla, and Mexico City. [6] Of these crimes, 3% are criminally investigated and 1% of perpetrators are convicted. [7]
In 2012, Mexico was ranked as the 16th country with the highest rates of femicides. [49] Moreover, between 2011 and 2016, there were an average of 7.6 female homicides per day. [50] In 2016, Mexico had a rate of 4.6 femicides per 100,000 women, and there were a total of 2,746 female deaths with the presumption of them being homicides. [50]
STORY: The 50-metre-long blimp, seen flying in the morning, read “10 femicides per day " and "No (victim) is forgotten”. A statement attributed to a group calling themselves Fuimos Todxs said ...
Feminist groups march to protest the murder of Ariadna Lopez, in Mexico City, on Nov. 7. Prosecutors said Sunday an autopsy on Lopez who was found dead in the neighboring state of Morelos, showed ...
Femicides in many Latin American nations have been linked to organized crime, drug trafficking, cartel wars, and conflicts between criminal organizations and the state. [10] [34] In 2020, the National Map of Femicides in Mexico reported that up to 63% of femicides recorded in March and April were linked to organized crime in some capacity. [10]
The National Migration Institute has rescued 19,162 migrants who were victims of organized crime, many of them Central Americans. From Aug. 21 to Sept. 20 alone, the army rescued 63,614 migrants.