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Mexico City Police Day Parade Closes Reforma, Highlights Security Gains

Officials used the event to report sustained drops in high‑impact crime, highlighting 2026 priorities.

Overview

  • The parade stepped off at 8:30 a.m. along Paseo de la Reforma from Estela de Luz to the Monument to the Revolution, triggering closures from 8:00 to 10:00 between Julio Verne and Hidalgo, plus Sevilla and Salamanca.
  • Semovi adjusted the Muévete en Bici program on Reforma with reopening at 10:00, and SSC advised alternate routes via Avenida Chapultepec, Circuito Bicentenario, Ribera de San Cosme and Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas.
  • Roughly 1,900 participants from more than 30 specialized units marched, with contingents from SSC, the capital’s Fiscalía, the Fire Department, Sedena, Semar and the National Guard.
  • Clara Brugada reported a 58% drop in high‑impact crime since 2019 and 13% versus 2024, with homicide down 46% since 2019 and 10% this year, and feminicide down 34% as the Fiscalía says 95% of perpetrators are detained or have warrants.
  • Authorities cited 2025 investments including a police pay raise, 3,500 patrol vehicles, 25 ERUM ambulances, thousands of recognitions and the start of a police hospital, while honoring fallen officers and naming Edgar Daniel Alonso Pacheco as Police Officer of the Year.