Bloomberg Surveillance · Saturday, September 26, 2026
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary, Roberto Velasco Alvarez, stated that the homicide rate in Mexico has halved in the past two years, with a 51% reduction in homicides and a downward trend in most other crimes. This progress is attributed to the new government's security strategy, which emphasizes intelligence and investigations, alongside cooperation with the United States based on mutual respect for sovereignty.
“Well, what I can tell you is that in the past two years, the homicide rate in Mexico has halved. There's a 51% reduction in homicides in Mexico. Most crimes are also in a downward trajectory.”
“There's a lot of progress given the new government security strategy that includes a new focus on intelligence and investigations. There's also, as I said, cooperation with the United States based on these four principles that we also include what we call cooperation without subordination.”