Although the presence of National Guard (GN) agents in the country increased during the last six-year period, 80 percent of the cases (that is, 8 out of 10 cases) were handled by the Public Security Secretariats of the states, and Yucatan has been an example at the national level in implementing a model that has lasted in the last three administrations.
The above was mentioned on December 4th, when presenting data from the document “(In) Public Security in Mexico, 2018-2024, a balance of the management in the matter of combating criminal violence”, prepared by Mexico Evalúa (ME). There, it was emphasized that the presence of the GN has not been a guarantee to reduce violence.
According to the report, the previous six-year period ended with a total of 196,911 deaths from intentional homicide at the national level and, although a 17.3 percent reduction in homicidal violence was recorded in the country, the balance is negative, since not only are there doubts about the consistency of the official data, but other forms of criminal violence have increased, as mentioned by Armando Vargas, coordinator of the ME security program.
Despite this panorama, the expert in security policies also pointed out that Yucatan is a state where a different situation is experienced, since, until last October, it closed as the state with the lowest rate of intentional homicides per 100 thousand inhabitants, with 1.4 percent.
“Yucatán registered the lowest average rate, a territory that has opted for the continuity of public security strategies based on strengthening the police under civilian leadership: Luis Felipe Saidén has remained as Secretary of Public Security for three consecutive administrations since 2007 and was recently ratified by the new government, headed by Joaquín Díaz Mena,” the document mentions.
The current balance, through the monitoring carried out by ME every month, indicates that until last October, Yucatán had an “average balance,” meaning that it is an entity with a rate lower than the national average, which registers an upward trend, with data that comes from victims in investigation files, reported monthly by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (Sesnsp) and the mid-year population projections of the National Population Council (Conapo).
With a 1.4% rate of intentional homicides, Yucatán ranked 32nd in the ranking of states in terms of violence, which, seen from another perspective, places it as the safest entity, even above other states such as Coahuila (second place), Durango (third), Querérato (fourth) and Baja California Sur (fifth).
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