Crime
FEAR: 2 out of 3 Mexicans think their city is 'unsafe'
The cities with the highest percentage of people who thought their city to be unsafe to live in include: Fresnillo, Ciudad Obregón, Zacatecas, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Irapuato, and Guadalajara.
April 19, 2022 3:54pm
Updated: April 20, 2022 1:14pm
More than 60% of adult Mexicans consider the city where they live to be unsafe, according to data from the National Urban Public Safety Survey conducted by Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) published on Tuesday.
En marzo de 2022, 66.2% de la población de 18 años y más consideró que es inseguro vivir en su ciudad; en el mismo mes, pero de 2021, la cifra fue de 66.4%. Consulta la Encuesta Nacional de Seguridad Pública Urbana #ENSU https://t.co/cYJk7nkUE5 #INEGI pic.twitter.com/khpCjoGvVe
— INEGI INFORMA (@INEGI_INFORMA) April 19, 2022
The results of the survey show that 66.2% of the population 18 and older considered it risky to live in their city. The "feeling of insecurity" was higher among women at 71.1%, while among men it was 60.4%.
"This national percentage does not represent a statistically significant change in relation to the percentages recorded in March and December 2021, which were 66.4 and 65.8 percent, respectively," Inegi said in a statement.
However, there were relevant changes in the figures obtained this year for 16 cities and districts compared to the data of the December 2021 survey. Seven cities registered a reduction, and nine increased their perception of insecurity.
The cities with the highest percentage of people who considered it unsafe to live in their city are: Fresnillo (Zacatecas) 97.1%; Ciudad Obregón (Sonora) 94.1%; Zacatecas (Zacatecas) 91.7%; Cuautitlán Izcalli (State of Mexico) 89.5%; Irapuato, (Guanajuato) 87.6%; and Guadalajara (Jalisco) 87.1%.
In contrast, the cities with the lowest perception of insecurity were San Pedro Garza García (Nuevo León), with 11.7%; Tampico (Tamaulipas) 20.4%; Piedras Negras (Coahuila) 22.2%; Mérida (Yucatán); 22.4%, and Saltillo (Coahuila) 24.1%.
According to the survey, one of the places where people feel most vulnerable is near ATMs on public roads (76.4%), while 70.2% claimed it was in public transport, 61.7% the bank, and 58.6% on the streets they usually use.
In December, Mexicans' perception of insecurity increased from 64.5% in September to 65.8%, according to Inegi.
Mexico recorded the most violent periods in the country's history during President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's term in office. In 2019, 34,690 murder victims were reported, 34,554 in 2020, and 33,308 during 2021.
