Mexico govt. achieves historical homicide rate reduction

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9/1/2026 FTS 04.30 Mexico has reported historic drop in homicide rate under leadership of President Claudia Sheinbaum.  teleSUR  These and more stories now!  🌐Join teleSUR's community and be part of a space where your ideas matter.  https://chat.whatsapp.com/KLABTE41aSj3ioYabXQQ6K 🗣 Don't be left behind, join teleSUR's Channel https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va98Z437Noa2tjytCt1N Web💬 https://www.telesurenglish.net/ X🧶 https://twitter.com/telesurenglish Instagram 📸 https://www.instagram.com/telesurenglish/?hl=es Facebook 📱 https://www.facebook.com/teleSUREnglishOfficial Youtube ⏯ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuTmpLY35O3csvhyA6vrkg Tiktok👌🏼 https://www.tiktok.com/@telesurenglish?_t=8hMLCY0a6z7&_r=1

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00:00Welcome back to From the South.

00:02Mexico has reported a historic drop in the homicide rate under the leadership of President

00:07Clayda Sheinbaum.

00:09The reduction achieved by the administration that began in October 2024 has placed the

00:13country for the last year at 17.5 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, the lowest level

00:20since 2015.

00:22This drop represents almost a 14% decrease in the rate of the most extreme manifestation

00:27of violence.

00:29According to a report by a correspondent in Mexico, 26 of the 32 Mexican states managed

00:35to reduce their intentional homicide rate.

00:37While sharing the figures on her daily press conference, President Sheinbaum attributed

00:42the achievement to the positive outcome of a national security strategy that coordinates

00:46federal agencies with state governments.

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