Municipalities with Highest Crime Rate in Mexico

Municipalities in Mexico with the highest crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants (municipalities with 1,000+ pop.). 2,315 municipalities in total.

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# Municipality State Rate /100K Crimes Population
1 Cuauhtémoc Ciudad de México 5,830 31,824 545,884
2 Guanajuato Guanajuato 4,955 9,637 194,500
3 Colima Colima 4,779 7,505 157,048
4 Manzanillo Colima 4,604 8,796 191,031
5 Tulum Quintana Roo 4,405 2,058 46,721
6 Pachuca de Soto Hidalgo 4,050 12,731 314,331
7 Cuautla Morelos 4,031 7,543 187,118
8 Vallecillo Nuevo León 3,995 62 1,552
9 San Miguel de Allende Guanajuato 3,902 6,813 174,615
10 Zacatecas Zacatecas 3,795 5,677 149,607
11 Cuernavaca Morelos 3,663 13,863 378,476
12 Piedras Negras Coahuila de Zaragoza 3,636 6,412 176,327
13 La Paz Baja California Sur 3,577 10,454 292,241
14 Jojutla Morelos 3,559 2,053 57,682
15 Benito Juárez Ciudad de México 3,537 15,357 434,153
16 Solidaridad Quintana Roo 3,442 11,490 333,800
17 Huitzilac Morelos 3,426 840 24,515
18 Irapuato Guanajuato 3,371 19,988 592,953
19 Tetecala Morelos 3,308 252 7,617
20 Loreto Baja California Sur 3,268 590 18,052
21 Tecate Baja California 3,248 3,522 108,440
22 Celaya Guanajuato 3,247 16,922 521,169
23 Comala Colima 3,213 696 21,661
24 Teoloyucan México 3,193 2,090 65,459
25 Miguel Hidalgo Ciudad de México 3,192 13,228 414,470
26 Centro Tabasco 3,180 21,738 683,607
27 Puerto Morelos Quintana Roo 3,154 849 26,921
28 Amecameca México 3,140 1,678 53,441
29 Benito Juárez Quintana Roo 3,122 28,453 911,503
30 Toluca México 3,121 28,418 910,608
31 Los Cabos Baja California Sur 3,118 10,948 351,111
32 Tizayuca Hidalgo 3,115 5,242 168,302
33 Hidalgo del Parral Chihuahua 3,106 3,624 116,662
34 Querétaro Querétaro 3,106 32,601 1,049,777
35 Ensenada Baja California 3,098 13,749 443,807
36 Silao de la Victoria Guanajuato 3,096 6,303 203,556
37 Coquimatlán Colima 3,067 639 20,837
38 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí 3,064 27,938 911,908
39 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes 3,042 28,873 948,990
40 Arteaga Coahuila de Zaragoza 3,039 899 29,578
41 General Plutarco Elías Calles Sonora 3,031 413 13,627
42 Sabinas Coahuila de Zaragoza 3,024 1,960 64,811
43 León Guanajuato 3,019 51,968 1,721,215
44 Mexicali Baja California 2,978 31,266 1,049,792
45 Acuña Coahuila de Zaragoza 2,978 4,856 163,058
46 Othón P. Blanco Quintana Roo 2,933 6,853 233,648
47 Salvatierra Guanajuato 2,931 2,759 94,126
48 Coyotepec México 2,930 1,198 40,885
49 Villa de Álvarez Colima 2,906 4,352 149,762
50 Salamanca Guanajuato 2,904 7,939 273,417
51 Soledad de Graciano Sánchez San Luis Potosí 2,901 9,634 332,072
52 Chalco México 2,891 11,565 400,057
53 Metepec México 2,867 6,948 242,307
54 Chapultepec México 2,850 364 12,772
55 Cocotitlán México 2,827 427 15,107
56 Tecomán Colima 2,823 3,283 116,305
57 Apan Hidalgo 2,804 1,309 46,681
58 Arivechi Sonora 2,804 33 1,177
59 Jesús María Aguascalientes 2,784 3,617 129,929
60 Texcoco México 2,783 7,724 277,562
61 Cuautitlán Izcalli México 2,777 15,417 555,163
62 Apaseo el Grande Guanajuato 2,772 3,268 117,883
63 Playas de Rosarito Baja California 2,762 3,505 126,890
64 San José de Gracia Aguascalientes 2,732 261 9,552
65 Esperanza Puebla 2,709 400 14,766
66 Tulancingo de Bravo Hidalgo 2,660 4,478 168,369
67 Cuauhtémoc Chihuahua 2,623 4,739 180,638
68 Huehuetoca México 2,599 4,243 163,244
69 Allende Coahuila de Zaragoza 2,598 599 23,056
70 Naucalpan de Juárez México 2,584 21,560 834,434
71 San José Iturbide Guanajuato 2,583 2,313 89,558
72 Valle de Bravo México 2,577 1,587 61,590
73 Jiménez Chihuahua 2,572 1,051 40,859
74 Venustiano Carranza Ciudad de México 2,563 11,372 443,704
75 Mexicaltzingo México 2,557 353 13,807
76 Matamoros Coahuila de Zaragoza 2,552 3,020 118,337
77 Axapusco México 2,551 743 29,128
78 San Francisco de los Romo Aguascalientes 2,529 1,568 61,997
79 Nuevo Casas Grandes Chihuahua 2,526 1,661 65,753
80 Zumpango México 2,524 7,079 280,455
81 Villaldama Nuevo León 2,519 90 3,573
82 Cuautitlán México 2,508 4,486 178,847
83 Minatitlán Colima 2,483 254 10,231
84 Polotitlán México 2,469 370 14,985
85 Tula de Allende Hidalgo 2,462 2,834 115,107
86 Cozumel Quintana Roo 2,459 2,179 88,626
87 Iztacalco Ciudad de México 2,451 9,919 404,695
88 San Miguel Xoxtla Puebla 2,448 305 12,461
89 Francisco I. Madero Coahuila de Zaragoza 2,446 1,444 59,035
90 Otumba México 2,439 886 36,331
91 Tlalnepantla de Baz México 2,438 16,390 672,202
92 Nopaltepec México 2,435 252 10,351
93 Isla Mujeres Quintana Roo 2,433 552 22,686
94 Cuatro Ciénegas Coahuila de Zaragoza 2,422 308 12,715
95 Zapotlán de Juárez Hidalgo 2,411 517 21,443
96 Tarandacuao Guanajuato 2,406 272 11,304
97 Actopan Hidalgo 2,405 1,467 61,002
98 San Mateo Atenco México 2,386 2,324 97,418
99 Teotihuacán México 2,377 1,391 58,507
100 Torreón Coahuila de Zaragoza 2,371 17,094 720,848