Mexico reports 63% drop in homicide rate in Chiapas
In the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, the average daily number of homicides in the first eight months of 2026 fell by 63% compared with the 2024 figure, to 0.9 cases per day. The data were presented at a morning press conference in Tuxtla Gutiérrez by Marcela Figueroa, head of the National Public Security System, Mexico News Daily reports.
Security data in Chiapas
According to Figueroa, an average of 2.4 homicides per day were recorded in Chiapas in 2024. The August 2026 figure of 0.9 homicides per day was 64% lower than in December 2024, when Governor Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar took office.
The average daily number of crimes classified by authorities as high-impact crimes in the state was 2.7 in August. This was 44% lower than in November 2024, although the figure increased by 8% between August 2025 and August 2026.
Security Minister Omar García Harfuch said that 9,949 people were detained in Chiapas on suspicion of committing such crimes from October 1, 2024, to August 31, 2026. According to him, law enforcement officers seized 1,545 firearms and 18.6 tonnes of drugs during that period.
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Education and operation in Jalisco
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum also announced the preparation of a new mathematics textbook for teachers and students, as well as a new textbook to support learning to read and write. She responded to PISA results according to which 41.8% of Mexican 15-year-old students performed below the basic level in mathematics, science and reading.
Sheinbaum also stated her intention to introduce nationwide regulations on the use of devices in schools and to return to writing with a pen or pencil on paper and reading.
Separately, García Harfuch confirmed that a site was found in the municipality of Tecalitlán, in the state of Jalisco, where wounded members of organized crime were treated. According to the newspaper Informador, cited by Mexico News Daily, the site was used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. It was discovered during the search for a 20-year-old man who disappeared in July in Tlaquepaque. Eight people, including the man, were freed from the site, and six people were detained. The investigation is ongoing.
