Overview
- The federal daily tally, which logged 64 killings on Friday, put the March 30–April 3 subtotal at 250 according to preliminary SSPC figures.
- Jueves Santo registered 31 intentional homicides nationwide, matching the lowest daily count reported in the current administration for only the second time.
- Sinaloa led both days, with five killings Thursday—four in Culiacán and one near San Ignacio—and eight Friday that included a Culiacán municipal officer whose death the state prosecutor labeled an “aggression against authority,” a category not counted as intentional homicide.
- Local records in Sinaloa show March closed with 79 intentional homicides, while independent press databases counted more than 120, underscoring how reclassifying police and combat deaths can depress official totals.
- TResearch estimates the current administration’s cumulative homicide toll at about 38,240 victims, an average of 70 per day, providing a benchmark to gauge this week’s swings.