In 2023, Mexico State was the Mexican federal entity with the highest number of homicides, including cases of murder and manslaughter. A total of ***** people were killed in Guanajuato in that year, the second highest figure. Mexico is one of the Latin American countries with the highest murder rates.
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National Public Security System. (June 13, 2024). States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. "States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023." Chart. June 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. (2024). States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
National Public Security System. "States with The Highest Number of Homicides in Mexico in 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
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States with the highest number of homicides in Mexico in 2023 [Graph], National Public Security System, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979181/mexican-states-highest-number-homicides/
