At least 70 police have been killed in Mexico so far from 2025, which is equivalent to an average of 1.4 fallen agents every day, according to data collected and published this Friday by the civil organization causes in common.
The reported police report 2025 ‘details that only between February 14 and 20 at least 12 police homicides were recorded in six states of the country, where Jalisco led the list with four cases, followed by Michoacán with three; Morelos, with two; While Colima, Baja California and Sinaloa reported a murder each.
Count during Sheinbaum’s government
Causa in common also documented that in the period of October 1, 2024, when Claudia Sheinbaum assumed the presidency of Mexico, as of February 20, 2025, 164 killed agents were counted, reflecting a “worrying panorama” for the Security forces in Mexico.
Of these, the report explained that 152 agents were men and the remaining 12 women, of which 99 belonged to municipal corporations, 59 state and 6 to federals.
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Entities more fluttered by violence
Sinaloa, Michoacán and Oaxaca stand out as the lethal states for police bodies this year, with the recount of nine, eight and seven murders of police, respectively.
They are followed by Morelos and Guanajuato, in the center of the country, with six each, above the State of Mexico and Jalisco, with five, respectively.
The majority of the victims belonged to municipal corporations, considered the most vulnerable to organized crime, while the lower minors occurred in federal security forces.
According to common cause data, of the total police officers killed in 2025, 49 were municipal, 16 state and 5 federal agents.
With EFE information
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