Administration says data shows national security strategy working, but analysts warn it does not give full picture

The average number of daily killings per month in Mexico has dropped by 37% since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office, according to new government figures, but security analysts cautioned that homicide data may not indicate improved national security.

There was an average of nearly 55 murders per day in November compared with almost 87 when Sheinbaum assumed the presidency in September last year, the head of the country’s national public security system, Marcela Figueroa Franco, said during the president’s daily news conference on Tuesday.

Administration says data shows national security strategy working, but analysts warn it does not give full picture

The average number of daily killings per month in Mexico has dropped by 37% since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office, according to new government figures, but security analysts cautioned that homicide data may not indicate improved national security.

There was an average of nearly 55 murders per day in November compared with almost 87 when Sheinbaum assumed the presidency in September last year, the head of the country’s national public security system, Marcela Figueroa Franco, said during the president’s daily news conference on Tuesday.

Administration says data shows national security strategy working, but analysts warn it does not give full picture

The average number of daily killings per month in Mexico has dropped by 37% since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office, according to new government figures, but security analysts cautioned that homicide data may not indicate improved national security.

There was an average of nearly 55 murders per day in November compared with almost 87 when Sheinbaum assumed the presidency in September last year, the head of the country’s national public security system, Marcela Figueroa Franco, said during the president’s daily news conference on Tuesday.