Inegi: in Mexico the perception of insecurity fell compared to last December

This Monday, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) presented the results of the quarterly survey, in which it is mentioned that the perception of insecurity of insecurity of Mexicans decreased from 68.1 percent in December 2020 to 66.4 percent in March of this year.

The National Survey of Urban Public Safety It was applied to the population aged 18 years and over, which shows that 66.4 percent of those surveyed perceive that living in their city is unsafe, which speaks of a drop of 1.7 percentage points compared to the December result.

On the other hand, women have a higher perception of insecurity with 71 percent, while in men it was 60.9 percent, at this point there is a factor to highlight which is gender, which resulted in a noticeable difference.

Regarding specific physical spaces, 78.4 percent of those surveyed said they felt more insecure at ATMs than on public roads, 71.2 percent in public transportation, 63.4 percent in the bank and 59.2 percent when traveling on the streets they use on a daily basis.

In the period from December to March, strong shots by firearm (38.8 percent), sale or consumption of drugs (in 38.21 percent), violent gangs or gangs (26.1 percent), irregular power outlets (15.3 percent) and theft or illegal sale of gasoline or diesel (huachicol) (3.3 percent).

Fresnillo with 94.2 percent is the city with the highest percentage, whose inhabitants considered unsafe to live, followed by Ecatepec de Morelos with 89.9 percent, Cuernava with 87.8 percent, Gustavo A. Madero (86.4 percent), Uruapan (86.3 percent) and Guadalajara (86.1 percent).

If these results are compared with those of March 2020 and December 2020 (that is, 73.4 percent and 68.1 percent), a significant downward change is noted in the statistics, according to Inegi.

The cities in which the perception of insecurity is lower are: San Pedro Garza García with 8.2 percent in insecurity issues, Tampico (25.2 percent), San Nicolás de los Garza (26.2 percent), Los Cabos (26.2 percent), Piedras Negras (29.4 percent) and finally, Mérida (30.3 percent).

According to official figures from Ministry of Public Security, in 2020 34,514 homicide victims were registered fraudulent compared to 34,648 in 2019, a year in which there was a historical record.

However, through a study by the organization México Evalúa, they identified errors and omissions in the homicide counts reported by the country’s 32 justice prosecutors’ offices, which means that two out of every three state governments in the Mexican Republic do not have accurate data on homicide figures.

Therefore, it is important to consider that the situation in terms of insecurity is critical in the daily life of Mexicans and this, is reflected in figures and other documents, the perception in this area is relevant since it is one of the many ways in which it is materializes the feelings of the population, because only Mexico closed last year with 34,515 victims of intentional homicide, a figure slightly less than the 34,648 cases of 2019, considered the most violent year in the contemporary history of the country.