Riviera Maya, Q.R. — The Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) reported homicide figures down in Quintana Roo. The report regarding figures from the last 10 months was made by SSPC head Omar García Harfuch Friday during a government visit.
According to Garcia Harfuch, from October 1, 2024 to August 11, 2025, 3,258 people were arrested in Quintana Roo for high-impact crimes, 1,352 kilos of drugs were seized, as well as nearly 300 firearms, 6,228 cartridges, and hundreds of magazines.
In addition, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) has prosecuted more than 90 percent of the cases and obtained 1,000 convictions. Likewise, through the National Strategy against Extortion, 214 extortionists have been arrested in the state and no kidnapping cases have been recorded.
He reported that as a result of the National Security Strategy, Quintana Roo has seen a 61.3 percent reduction in the daily average of intentional homicides over the past 10 months.
After the report, President Claudia Sheinbaum said “this is very good news for Quintana Roo. I highlight the reduction in intentional homicides from October 2024 to July 2025 of more than 60 percent.”
The executive secretary of the National Public Security System, Marcela Figueroa Franco, explained that the 61.3 percent reduction in intentional homicides is due to the fact that in September 2024, Quintana Roo recorded a daily average of two victims of this crime, while in July it decreased to 0.77 percent.
She also pointed out that in Quintana Roo, July 2025 is the lowest since 2017. She also reported that, in the municipality of Benito Juárez, there is a 70.6 percent reduction in intentional homicides compared to July 2024, while in the case of high-impact crimes throughout the state there is a 29.2 percent decrease.
