The 2026 Índice de Paz México 2026 revealed that Tamaulipas has experienced the greatest overall improvement in peace levels in the country, driven by advances across all major indicators, including reductions of more than 70% in homicides and firearm-related crimes.
As a result of these improvements, Tamaulipas climbed 19 positions in the national peace rankings, moving from 29th place in 2015 to becoming the 10th most peaceful state in Mexico by 2025.
According to the study:
“After Tamaulipas, the states with the greatest improvements in peace were Guerrero, Durango, Coahuila, and Yucatán.”
The report was produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank headquartered in Sydney, with offices in New York City, The Hague, Abuja, Nairobi, and Manila.
Tamaulipas among Mexico’s most peaceful states
The study places Tamaulipas among the country’s most peaceful states, alongside:
- Yucatán
- Chiapas
- Tlaxcala
- Durango
- Campeche
- Coahuila
- Nayarit
- Oaxaca
- Hidalgo
The report explains that Tamaulipas achieved a peace score of 2.298, outperforming the national average of 2.814. In the methodology of the index, a lower score represents a higher level of peace.
Cities with the country’s lowest homicide rates
The study also highlighted several cities in Tamaulipas for having some of the lowest homicide rates in Mexico.
Ciudad Madero ranked first nationally for the second consecutive year, recording only one intentional homicide in 2025 and a homicide rate of 0.52 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Nearby Tampico ranked second nationwide with a homicide rate of 1.09 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Meanwhile, Nuevo Laredo placed 13th nationally with a rate of 2.79 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants.
The report contrasted these figures with cities such as Manzanillo, which registered a homicide rate of 140 per 100,000 inhabitants.
According to the study:
“There are several important cities and municipalities in Mexico that recorded low homicide rates in 2025. With only one registered case of intentional homicide, Ciudad Madero had the country’s lowest homicide rate for the second consecutive year.”
Decline in human trafficking and kidnapping
The report also emphasized a major decline in human trafficking and kidnapping cases.
By 2025, the national rate had fallen to only four cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The study noted that:
- 26 of Mexico’s 32 states recorded reductions in kidnapping and human trafficking incidents.
- Coahuila, Puebla, and Tamaulipas experienced the largest improvements.
In these states, rates dropped from more than 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015 to between 1.4 and 4.4 cases in 2025.
The report also stated that these states — along with Mexico City and Chiapas — registered the largest decreases in total cases nationwide.
Economic impact of violence falls sharply
The study found that Tamaulipas ranks among the five states with the lowest economic impact from violence, behind only:
- Campeche
- Coahuila
- Mexico City
- Yucatán
In terms of economic impact per capita, Tamaulipas ranked 10th nationally and reduced this indicator by 43.2% by 2025.
The report noted:
“The greatest improvement since 2015 occurred in Tamaulipas, which achieved a 43.2% reduction in the economic impact of violence.”
Although the state was historically considered a major center for organized crime and drug trafficking into the United States, the study argues that reductions in organized criminal activity significantly improved overall peace conditions.
The report concluded that while Tamaulipas ranked among the four least peaceful states in 2015, it had become the country’s 10th most peaceful state by 2025.
Source: es-us.noticias.yahoo
