Homicide rate during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the homicide rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAN Felipe Calderón | 1 Dec 2006 – 1 Dec 2012 | +12.3 pp 2006 → 2012 | +2.1 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PRI Enrique Peña Nieto | 1 Dec 2012 – 1 Dec 2018 | +7.1 pp 2012 → 2018 | +1.2 pp/yr | |
| 3 | PAN Vicente Fox | 1 Dec 2000 – 1 Dec 2006 | −1.1 pp 2000 → 2006 | −0.2 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Morena Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 1 Dec 2018 – 1 Oct 2024 | −3.3 pp 2018 → 2024 | −0.6 pp/yr | |
| 5 | PRI Ernesto Zedillo | 1 Dec 1994 – 1 Dec 2000 | −6.6 pp 1994 → 2000 | −1.1 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. homicides per 100,000 residents, calendar year · INEGI, vital statistics, deaths registered as homicides per 100,000 residents (BISE 6200002200), by year of occurrence · Mexico data · as of Sep 2026.