INEGI security perception survey Estado de México cities, Digi Mart USA News (Estado de México, Mexico): All eight cities in the State of Mexico included in the National Urban Public Security Survey (ENSU), conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), recorded an improvement in public perceptions of security between September 2025 and September 2026, according to results for the third quarter of this year.
The results for the state are part of a broader national trend. In September 2026, the share of the adult population that perceives insecurity stood at 58.1 percent, compared with 63.0 percent in September 2025, a reduction of 7.8 percent and the lowest level since the survey began 13 years ago.
President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said the figure represents the lowest level of perceived insecurity since the start of the ENSU. Within this context, the State of Mexico showed favorable results in all eight cities evaluated, with marginal or substantial improvements year over year; six of them recorded percentage reductions greater than the national figure.
“These results push us to continue our coordinated work to guarantee an #EdoMéx where everyone feels increasingly safe,” said Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez on her social media accounts.
Tlalnepantla recorded the most notable improvement among the cities evaluated in the state, falling from 80.3 to 59.3 percent in perceived insecurity, a reduction of 26.2 percent that places it among the cities with the largest declines nationwide.
Nezahualcóyotl, Naucalpan, Atizapán de Zaragoza, Cuautitlán Izcalli and Ecatepec also improved, with perceived insecurity decreasing by 19.7, 17.2, 12.4, 12.4 and 8.3 percent, respectively.
These six cities recorded percentage reductions above the 7.8 percent national figure. Chimalhuacán and Toluca de Lerdo recorded decreases of 2.8 and 0.5 percent, respectively, so all eight cities included in the survey reported an improvement in perceived security compared with September of the previous year.
The results were analyzed during session 207 of the Mesa de Paz, led by Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez, as part of follow-up to the State Security Strategy and coordinated actions among authorities at all three levels of government.
