During the first half of 2026, intentional homicides in Tamaulipas maintained a downward trend, recording an 11.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2025, according to figures released this morning by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP).
During President Claudia Sheinbaum’s press conference, the Executive Secretary of the SNSP, Marcela Figueroa Franco, presented the monthly crime incidence report, noting that eight states account for 54% of the total intentional homicide cases recorded nationwide during the first half of the year.
SESNSP figures show that Tamaulipas ranks 13th nationally with 97 intentional homicides (1.1% of the total) during this period—far behind states such as Guanajuato, which recorded 789 cases (8.8% of the national total); Baja California, with 731 intentional homicides (8.1% of the national total); and Chihuahua, with 704 homicides (7.8% of the national total).
In this context, and as part of efforts to guarantee security in the state under the leadership of Governor Américo Villarreal—and in coordination with federal forces comprising the Tamaulipas Peace Roundtable (Defense, Navy, National Guard, CNI, FGR, the state Attorney General’s Office, and the state Public Security Secretariat)—1,805 individuals have been arrested over the past 18 months.
Data from the Executive Secretariat of the Tamaulipas State Public Security System also report the seizure, during this period, of 3,108 vehicles—including 167 armored units and 71 with improvised modifications known as “monster” vehicles—as well as 1,090 firearms, 6,807 magazines, and 166,677 live rounds of various calibers. In addition, authorities seized over 3,273 kilograms of marijuana and 21,900 doses of the drug; 118 kilograms of cocaine and more than 28,400 doses; 283 kilograms of synthetic drugs—such as crystal meth, rock, and crack—and over 9,500 doses of these; as well as more than 1,588 kilograms of methamphetamine and 600 doses, and 1,050 kilograms of fentanyl.
Regarding the daily decline in intentional homicides by state, figures released by Figueroa Franco indicate that Tamaulipas reported an 11.8% reduction in the first half of 2026 compared to the January–June 2025 period—a performance surpassing that of states such as Veracruz, Coahuila, Yucatán, Morelos, and Mexico City.
President Claudia Sheinbaum detailed that, between September 2024 and June 2026, the nationwide reduction in intentional homicides stood at 48%. “That means there were 41 fewer homicides each day in June than in September 2024—practically half as many,” she noted, adding that this represents lives saved from violence.
Thus, the Government of Mexico reported that June 2026 ended with the lowest daily average of intentional homicides for any June since 2015, recording 45.4 daily victims. This figure represents a 48% reduction compared to the start of President Sheinbaum’s administration, when 86.9 daily homicides were recorded in September 2024.
Marcela Figueroa pointed out that this decrease amounts to 41 fewer homicides per day and highlighted that the first half of 2026 also saw the lowest average for that period since 2016, with 49.7 intentional homicides per day. The official explained that eight states accounted for 54% of the intentional homicides recorded between January and June of this year: Guanajuato, Baja California, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, State of Mexico, Guerrero, Morelos, and Veracruz.
Figueroa also presented favorable results regarding other high-impact crimes. She noted that, from September 2024 to June 2026, these offenses decreased by 32 percent, and that a comparison between 2018 and preliminary 2026 figures shows a 54 percent reduction.
Among the crimes showing the sharpest declines, she cited violent vehicle theft, cargo theft, pedestrian robbery, and violent robbery of businesses, as well as reductions in femicide, kidnapping, intentional firearm-related injuries, and extortion.
Source: jornada
