Homicides in Mexico
Mexico: Homicides was 32,252 homicides in 2023. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides.
Analysis
In 2023, homicides in Mexico stood at 32,252 homicides.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Mexico peaked at 36,773 homicides in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,867 homicides, in 2007.
Mexico ranks 3rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,767 homicides | 12,249 homicides | 16,594 homicides | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,358 homicides | 8,867 homicides | 19,803 homicides | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,276 homicides | 20,010 homicides | 36,685 homicides | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,503 homicides | 32,252 homicides | 36,773 homicides | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 1 Brazil 40,698 homicides compare
- 2 India 40,130 homicides compare
- 4 South Africa 27,272 homicides compare
- 5 United States 19,796 homicides compare
- 6 Colombia 13,035 homicides compare
More social development data for Mexico
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41,307 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.469 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.619 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.702 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.469 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.337 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.221 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Mexico?
- Homicides in Mexico was 32,252 homicides in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36,773 homicides in 2020.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,867 homicides in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicides?
- Mexico ranks 3rd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of intentional homicides.