In 2021, a total of 43,964 homicides were registered in Mexico, 699 murder victims more than the death toll reported a year earlier. The number of homicides in Mexico, including intentional homicides and cases of manslaughter, grew between 2015 and 2018, before plateauing around 44,000 victims per year.
Number of homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021
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Statistics on Homicide in South America
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- Basic Statistic Latin America & Caribbean: homicide rate 2022, by country
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National Public Security System. (April 20, 2022). Number of homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/959787/mexico-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. "Number of homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021." Chart. April 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959787/mexico-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. (2022). Number of homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959787/mexico-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. "Number of Homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959787/mexico-number-homicides/
National Public Security System, Number of homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959787/mexico-number-homicides/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Number of homicides in Mexico from 2015 to 2021 [Graph], National Public Security System, April 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/959787/mexico-number-homicides/