Overview
- INEGI’s Q4 2025 ENSU shows 63.8% feel unsafe in their city, a non‑significant change from September’s 63.0% but a significant rise from 61.7% in December 2024.
- Perceived insecurity is highest in Uruapan (88.7%), Culiacán (88.1%), Ciudad Obregón and Ecatepec (88.0%), and Irapuato (87.3%); it is lowest in San Pedro Garza García (8.7%), Benito Juárez (14.8%), Piedras Negras (17.3%), Los Mochis (25.6%) and San Nicolás (27.5%).
- A pronounced gender gap persists, with 69.4% of women feeling unsafe versus 57.1% of men.
- Fear concentrates in everyday settings, with 72.3% feeling unsafe at street ATMs, 64.9% on streets and public transport, and 58.9% on highways.
- The survey also reports 32.3% of households suffered robbery, extortion or fraud in the second half of 2025 and 45.4% of people who had contact with security forces reported corruption, as local leaders tout quarterly gains in areas such as Tlalpan and Benito Juárez and note declines in Naucalpan.