The monitoring also shows that involuntary homicides have a rate of 7.8 victims per 100,000 inhabitants.
Tamaulipas reached its lowest level of lethal violence in the last decade during 2026, according to monitoring conducted by México Evalúa, registering a rate of 18.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
What Does the México Evalúa Report Reveal?
In the report “From Violence to Pacification: Monthly Monitoring of Lethal Violence in Mexico,” the civil organization analyzes the incidence of intentional homicide, involuntary homicide, femicide, other crimes against life, as well as missing and unlocated persons.
This represents a decrease compared with the levels recorded in previous years. In 2018, Tamaulipas reached a rate of 38.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants; one year later, it was 32.7, while in 2020 it stood at 27.5.
From that point onward, the indicator began to show a downward trend, although with annual variations. In 2021, it stood at 24.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants; in 2022, it was 25.7; in 2023, it declined to 26.9; in 2024, it stood at 23.6; and in 2025, it fell to 19.1, before reaching the level of 18.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants reported for the most recent period.
How Is the Lethal Violence Indicator Composed?
México Evalúa points out that discussing lethal violence makes it possible to observe a broader phenomenon than what intentional homicide records alone show.
The indicator is made up of statistics on intentional homicide, involuntary homicide, femicide, other crimes against life and bodily integrity, as well as missing and unlocated persons.
The organization explains this approach because official intentional homicide data do not always fully reflect the magnitude of intentional killings occurring in the state.
Therefore, the monitoring incorporates other records that provide a broader approximation of the behavior of violence that can cause death or is directly related to it.
In fact, during recent months, a reduction in intentional homicides has been observed in Tamaulipas, accompanied by increases in other records related to lethal violence.
The monitoring also shows that involuntary homicides have a rate of 7.8 victims per 100,000 inhabitants, representing a 28 percent reduction when comparing the period identified by México Evalúa with 2015.
Regarding femicide, the state has a rate of 0.34 victims per 100,000 inhabitants. This is joined by the indicator corresponding to other crimes against life and bodily integrity, which has a rate of 4.6 victims per 100,000 inhabitants.
Another component corresponds to missing and unlocated persons. In Tamaulipas, this indicator stood at 3.6 victims per 100,000 inhabitants and, according to México Evalúa, represents a 24 percent reduction compared with the level used for comparison with 2015.
What Is the Complexity of Violence in Tamaulipas?
The behavior of these indicators shows that the evolution of violence in Tamaulipas is more complex than what can be inferred exclusively from intentional homicide figures.
Thus, while intentional homicide has shown a downward trend in recent months, other records related to lethal violence may increase or remain at levels that require attention.
The figures used by México Evalúa come from the Crime Incidence Victim Report of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) and the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons (RNPDNO).
To make the data comparable across years, the rates were calculated using mid-year population projections from the National Population Council (Conapo).
In this regard, the figure of 18.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants represents a reduction in lethal violence in Tamaulipas, but it also indicates that different crimes continue to have a high incidence.
Source: elmanana
