The 10 Best Safe Cities in Mexico for 2026 (Ranked by Crime Data)

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| Mérida | — | Top 5 historically |
| Guadalajara | 486 | ↓ 16.8% YoY |
| Puerto Vallarta | 507 | ↑ 7.6% |
| CDMX | 2,281 | ↓ 5.6% YoY |
| Cancún | ~3,006 (2024) | — |

Note: Some cities have incomplete 2025 data. Rates shown where available.

How We Calculate This

We use raw SESNSP data — the same data the Mexican government publishes quarterly. Our rate calculation:

Rate = (Total incidents × 100,000) ÷ Population

This normalizes across city sizes. A city of 50,000 with 200 incidents (400/100k) is directly comparable to a city of 1 million with 4,000 incidents (400/100k).

We track all crime categories: robbery, assault, homicide, fraud, domestic violence, drug offenses, and more.

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Data source: SESNSP 2024-2025. Population figures from INEGI. Rankings by Safe Travel México.