Claudia Sheinbaum highlighted a slight improvement in the perception of public safety according to the National Urban Public Safety Survey (ENSU) by INEGI.
“From 63.8% in December to 61.5% in March 2026. The perception of safety is related to various issues, obviously the first being the crimes committed in the place where people live. This survey is conducted in the country’s main cities, the most populated cities in Mexico.”
Claudia Sheinbaum, President of Mexico
The data from March 2026 reveals that 61.5% of the population aged 18 and over in 91 urban areas considers it unsafe to live in their city, the lowest level in recent quarters.
The INEGI survey also showed differences by gender and contrasts between cities with higher and lower perceptions of insecurity.
As revealed by Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, according to a survey by the National Survey of Urban Public Security (ENSU) and data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), in March 2026, 61.5% of the population aged 18 and over in 91 urban areas of Mexico perceived insecurity in their city.
“Mexico City, for example, is the only one. When I was head of government, we asked INEGI to provide the perception of insecurity for each of its boroughs. In other states, it’s only for the most important cities. The perception is obviously related to crime in the area, but it’s also related to other factors, such as the overall condition of a municipality.”
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mayor of Mexico
According to the data, women show a higher perception of insecurity at 67.2%, while men are present at 54.6%.
It was also revealed that the cities in Mexico with the highest perception of public insecurity were:
Irapuato with 92.1%
Guadalajara with 90.2%
Ecatepec with 87.6%
Conversely, the ENSU survey presented by INEGI and cited by Claudia Sheinbaum in her morning press conference this Friday, April 26, reveals that these are the cities in Mexico with the lowest perception of insecurity:
San Pedro Garza García with 4.4%
Piedras Negras with 12.9%
Benito Juárez with 16.4%
This graph from ENSU and INEGI shows a slight overall decrease in the population’s perception of insecurity compared to the previous quarter.
“The important thing here is that there is a slight increase, and we have the news that the survey indicates it is on the decline, and we will continue working in all areas and in coordination with municipal presidents and state governments, obviously to reduce crime and secondly, to create a perception of greater security in the country.”
Source: sdpnoticias
