Insecurity in Mexico? What a surprise! (nobody ever said)
It turns out that 61.9% of adults in Mexico’s main cities believe that living here is as safe as playing Russian roulette with a loaded revolver. INEGI data confirm what your common sense already screamed: the National Urban Public Security Survey (ENSU) is basically a scrapbook of our collective traumas.
Statistics that do not change… like hopelessness
Joy! The percentage barely rose 0.9% compared to last year. Progress? No, because statistically significant is what it is not. Like when your ex promises to change and only changes his phone number. Of course, in 18 cities there were movements worth mentioning: 7 improved (miracle) and 11 worsened (ah, tradition).
And here is the most predictable fact since avocados are expensive: women feel more insecure (67.5%) than men (55%). Is it because we can’t walk two blocks without being hissed at like we’re lost dogs? Mysteries of life.
Top 6 cities where adrenaline is free
On the podium of places to think “will I be mugged today?” It is the daily bread:
– Villahermosa (90.6% insecurity, almost an Olympic record)
– Culiacán (89.7%, where drug traffickers are the official sponsor)
– Fresnillo, Uruapan, Irapuato and Chimalhuacán (because misery loves company)
Meanwhile, in San Pedro Garza García (10.4%) people must think that insecurity is a myth… or they simply live in a money bubble. Who knows?
Where do they rob you the most? Let’s play guessing!
ATMs (69.1% insecurity) win by a landslide, followed by public transportation (62.8%), where paying the ticket is the second most common way to lose money. The roads (56.1%) and even the banks (53.2%) complete this tour of fear. The message? In Mexico, even going to withdraw money is a high-risk sport.
And to top it off: 31.6% believe that insecurity will remain just as bad, 22.9% that it will get worse (optimistic, right?), and only 27.5% expect improvements. In other words, faith moves mountains, but it doesn’t even move statistics.
Did it outrage you? Did you identify yourself? Share it and let them know that we are not alone in this circus! Or better yet, discover more data that confirms what you already suspected in our related notes.
