Overview
- The national average of violent deaths of women fell 27.2% from 2019 to 2025, dropping from 10.54 to 7.67 victims per day, according to SESNSP data.
- The latest SESNSP report counted 94 feminicides in the first two months of 2026, with 41.5% of cases in Sinaloa, Mexico City, Veracruz and Chiapas, and a national rate of 0.14 per 100,000 women.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum sent a reform to let Congress pass a general law that would start every violent female death as a feminicide case, a term for gender-motivated killing, while requiring round-the-clock investigative shifts, unified protocols and 40–70 year sentences plus fines.
- Lawmakers in Querétaro from Morena and PAN backed the plan, saying it would prevent misclassification and align how cases are investigated and punished across states.
- Michoacán officials reported a 41.5% drop in feminicide and intentional killings of women since 2015, noting 98 of 113 municipalities saw no feminicide in 2025 after expanding services and a network of victim support centers.