Sheinbaum's security reports clash with citizen perception: 70% of Mexicans feel insecure

The government of President Claudia Sheinbaum has updated its security report on Tuesday in an effort to make visible the advances of a strategy that has not managed to take off. Omar García Harfuch, in charge of the Security Secretariat, has taken heart for its results: 18,712 people arrested in what goes from the six-year period for high-impact crimes, the confiscation of more than 144 tons of drugs and the securing of 9,600 weapons.

In the midst of violence that does not give way in the country, the Mexican Army has become a key actor, and in many cases, the State's last resort to try to contain organized crime. Claudia Sheinbaum's administration boasts unprecedented results. However, the FAs face a double challenge: to sustain national security while preserving their legitimacy before an increasingly hurt and skeptical citizenry.

The statistics on violence in Mexico give more questions than answers. On the one hand, the murder figures offered by the federal government show a substantial reduction: 58.3 victims per day in what is going on in April, compared to 100 six years ago or 87 six months ago. The decline in what is going on in Claudia Sheinbaum’s six-year period would represent about 33%. Where three died today, so to speak. It’s not a small thing for such a short …

“What interests us is the security of Mexican women and all we do is to guarantee that peace and that security,” said the Chief Executive of the Federal Executive. • In September 2024, an average of 86.9 victims were recorded daily and in April 2025, an average of 58.3 victims were registered: head of the SESNSP From October 2024 to April 20, 2025, 18,712 people were arrested; more than 9,600 firearms and 144 tons of drugs were secured. In addit…

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo highlighted that, thanks to the implementation of the four axes of the National Security Strategy, the daily average number of victims of malicious homicide has decreased by 32.9 percent between September 2024 and April 21, 2025, according to preliminary data. “The strategy that we have [...] The post Decreases 32.9% of homicides with National Security Strategy occurred first on Oronoticias.

The daily average number of victims of malicious homicide decreased by 32.9 percent from the beginning of the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo until April 21, reported on Tuesday Marcela Figueroa Franco, head of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP).