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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.
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]
The most recent data from Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography found that at least 11,852 femicides were recorded in the first three years of López Obrador’s presidency ...
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]
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.
Family and friends continue to seek justice for women killed in femicides in the Borderland. JUÁREZ, Mexico — Julieta Castillo sighed and gave a grim smile as the chilling chants receded down ...
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]
Mexico City arrests Uriel Carmona, Morelos state's chief prosecutor, charging him with obstructing the investigation into Ariadna López's death. Amid femicide epidemic, Mexico prosecutor charged ...