According to data from the National Survey of Government Quality and Impact (ENCIG) 2023, 14% of the Mexican population aged 18 or older was a victim of acts of corruption, a figure that represents an increase of 15.7% in the last decade. In the framework of the International Day against Corruption, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) also reports that Zacatecas is one of the entities with the lowest incidence of corruption reported in interactions with public servants.
At the national level, contact with public security authorities continues to be the area with the highest incidence of corruption, with 59.4% of people who carried out procedures in this area reporting being victims. This percentage has been the highest in all cycles evaluated since 2013. Other procedures that are recurrently affected include permits related to property and procedures before the Public Ministry or state prosecutors.
Zacatecas was positioned as one of the entities with the lowest prevalence of corruption, reporting only 8.9% of victims, well below the national average. This positive performance places it alongside Nayarit (9.5%) as the states with the lowest levels in 2023. In contrast, Chihuahua leads the highest index with 21.9%; while states such as Guerrero and Sonora tripled their prevalence of corruption between 2013 and 2023.
The report reveals that corruption disproportionately affects men, with a prevalence of 18.8%, while in women this percentage is 9.6%. This gender gap has been consistent over the last few years, suggesting specific dynamics in the types of procedures carried out by each group.
Only 4.8% of victims reported acts of corruption, marking the lowest percentage since 2015. Among the main reasons for not reporting, the perception of uselessness (29.5%), loss of time (18.5%) and the normalization of corruption as a common practice (12.6%) stand out.
The Inegi report highlights that, although state and federal procedures have shown a decrease in the prevalence of corruption since 2021, municipal procedures have shown an upward trend since 2013. Services such as the payment of water, property tax and local permits have increased their vulnerability to corrupt practices.
Source: ljz
