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Is your Mexico destination safe?

Most places tourists visit in Mexico have homicide rates at or below those of big US cities. Cancún (about 8.1 per 100,000) and Mexico City (7.9) sit near Los Angeles. Mérida (1.1) is safer than any major US city. But rates vary enormously by destination, so search yours below. The data is the latest monthly SESNSP release, through May 2026.

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These are municipality-wide rates. Homicide in Mexico is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods tied to organized crime. Resort zones, historic centers and tourist corridors are generally safer than the municipality-wide number. Read this as a relative guide to a destination. It says little about any single street.

A high homicide rate rarely reaches tourists. Violence concentrates among groups tied to organized crime, and the U.S. State Department notes that even in high-violence areas visitors are rarely the target. In 2021, 75 U.S. citizens were killed in Mexico out of roughly 29 million who visited. A high rate is still a real signal about a place, but petty theft and scams are far more likely to affect a traveler than the numbers here.

Each rate is the trailing-12-month homicide rate per 100,000 (June 2025 – May 2026), shown next to a US city with a similar rate so the number means something. Places with very few cases are marked “few cases” (their rates swing easily and should be read loosely).

Every major Mexican city, ranked by homicide rate

458 municipalities (every one with 50,000+ people, plus smaller tourist towns), ranked by their homicide rate per 100,000 over the last 12 months. Search a destination, or sort by safest. Each row shows the rate, the US city it most resembles, and the number of cases behind it.

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  1. 1 Guadalupe y Calvo · Chihuahua 129.5 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 65 cases/yr
  2. 2 Loreto · Baja California Sur 115.0 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 20 cases/yr
  3. 3 Manzanillo · Colima 107.1 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 217 cases/yr
  4. 4 Colima · Colima 106.0 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 175 cases/yr
  5. 5 Navolato · Sinaloa 103.3 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 155 cases/yr
  6. 6 Temixco · Morelos 79.7 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 102 cases/yr
  7. 7 Santiago Pinotepa Nacional · Oaxaca 78.9 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 47 cases/yr
  8. 8 Cajeme · Sonora 78.5 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 356 cases/yr
  9. 9 Tecate · Baja California 78.0 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 89 cases/yr
  10. 10 Culiacán · Sinaloa 77.5 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 848 cases/yr
  11. 11 Apatzingán · Michoacán 73.5 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 94 cases/yr
  12. 12 Emiliano Zapata · Morelos 66.9 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 78 cases/yr
  13. 13 Yecapixtla · Morelos 66.3 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 40 cases/yr
  14. 14 Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza · Oaxaca 63.3 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 78 cases/yr
  15. 15 Jacona · Michoacán 62.9 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 44 cases/yr
  16. 16 Villa de Álvarez · Colima 62.6 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 101 cases/yr
  17. 17 Zamora · Michoacán 61.3 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 136 cases/yr
  18. 18 Apaseo El Alto · Guanajuato 59.0 /100k more dangerous than St. Louis · 37 cases/yr
  19. 19 Yautepec · Morelos 58.0 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 63 cases/yr
  20. 20 Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz · Oaxaca 56.3 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 31 cases/yr
  21. 21 Salamanca · Guanajuato 55.6 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 153 cases/yr
  22. 22 Zihuatanejo / Ixtapa · Guerrero 54.3 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 70 cases/yr
  23. 23 Comondú · Baja California Sur 53.1 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 40 cases/yr
  24. 24 Guachochi · Chihuahua 50.6 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 29 cases/yr
  25. 25 Cuautla · Morelos 50.5 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 98 cases/yr
  26. 26 Valle de Santiago · Guanajuato 50.3 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 78 cases/yr
  27. 27 Tezontepec de Aldama · Hidalgo 48.6 /100k about the same as St. Louis · 29 cases/yr
  28. 28 Acapulco · Guerrero 47.2 /100k safer than St. Louis · 372 cases/yr
  29. 29 Ometepec · Guerrero 46.1 /100k safer than St. Louis · 32 cases/yr
  30. 30 Cuauhtémoc · Chihuahua 46.1 /100k safer than St. Louis · 91 cases/yr
  31. 31 Tulum · Quintana Roo 45.8 /100k safer than St. Louis · 26 cases/yr
  32. 32 Elota · Sinaloa 43.5 /100k more dangerous than Memphis · 26 cases/yr
  33. 33 Jojutla · Morelos 42.8 /100k more dangerous than Memphis · 25 cases/yr
  34. 34 Salvatierra · Guanajuato 42.7 /100k more dangerous than Memphis · 40 cases/yr
  35. 35 Puerto Escondido · Oaxaca 42.4 /100k more dangerous than Memphis · 22 cases/yr
  36. 36 Tijuana · Baja California 42.3 /100k more dangerous than Memphis · 917 cases/yr
  37. 37 Ayala · Morelos 41.3 /100k about the same as Memphis · 39 cases/yr
  38. 38 Irapuato · Guanajuato 41.0 /100k about the same as Memphis · 254 cases/yr
  39. 39 Jalpa de Méndez · Tabasco 40.4 /100k about the same as Memphis · 38 cases/yr
  40. 40 Ayutla de los Libres · Guerrero 40.2 /100k about the same as Memphis · 23 cases/yr
  41. 41 Tepoztlán · Morelos 40.1 /100k about the same as Memphis · 24 cases/yr
  42. 42 Playas de Rosarito · Baja California 40.0 /100k about the same as Memphis · 61 cases/yr
  43. 43 Juárez · Chihuahua 39.6 /100k about the same as Memphis · 662 cases/yr
  44. 44 Xochitepec · Morelos 39.4 /100k about the same as Memphis · 31 cases/yr
  45. 45 Tlaltizapán de Zapata · Morelos 39.0 /100k about the same as Memphis · 21 cases/yr
  46. 46 Tula de Allende · Hidalgo 38.8 /100k about the same as Memphis · 47 cases/yr
  47. 47 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec · Oaxaca 38.8 /100k about the same as Memphis · 28 cases/yr
  48. 48 San Luis Río Colorado · Sonora 38.8 /100k about the same as Memphis · 83 cases/yr
  49. 49 Jiutepec · Morelos 37.7 /100k about the same as Memphis · 84 cases/yr
  50. 50 San Quintín · Baja California 37.2 /100k about the same as Memphis · 50 cases/yr
  51. 51 Uruapan · Michoacán 36.8 /100k about the same as Baltimore · 144 cases/yr
  52. 52 Cunduacán · Tabasco 36.6 /100k about the same as Baltimore · 51 cases/yr
  53. 53 Pénjamo · Guanajuato 36.0 /100k about the same as Baltimore · 58 cases/yr
  54. 54 Acayucan · Veracruz 35.5 /100k about the same as Baltimore · 28 cases/yr
  55. 55 Teoloyucan · México 35.2 /100k about the same as Baltimore · 23 cases/yr
  56. 56 Tlapa de Comonfort · Guerrero 34.5 /100k about the same as New Orleans · 36 cases/yr
  57. 57 Centro · Tabasco 34.2 /100k about the same as New Orleans · 239 cases/yr
  58. 58 Martínez de la Torre · Veracruz 32.1 /100k about the same as Detroit · 35 cases/yr
  59. 59 Yuriria · Guanajuato 31.9 /100k about the same as Detroit · 22 cases/yr
  60. 60 Cuernavaca · Morelos 31.2 /100k about the same as Detroit · 123 cases/yr
  61. 61 San Francisco del Rincón · Guanajuato 29.6 /100k about the same as Detroit · 42 cases/yr
  62. 62 Tuxpan · Veracruz 29.1 /100k about the same as Detroit · 43 cases/yr
  63. 63 Tenosique · Tabasco 28.4 /100k more dangerous than Atlanta · 19 cases/yr
  64. 64 San Martín Texmelucan · Puebla 27.9 /100k more dangerous than Atlanta · 45 cases/yr
  65. 65 Huimanguillo · Tabasco 27.8 /100k more dangerous than Atlanta · 55 cases/yr
  66. 66 Hermosillo · Sonora 27.2 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 281 cases/yr
  67. 67 Teapa · Tabasco 26.6 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 16 cases/yr
  68. 68 Apaseo El Grande · Guanajuato 26.5 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 35 cases/yr
  69. 69 Tlapacoyan · Veracruz 26.0 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 16 cases/yr
  70. 70 Iguala de la Independencia · Guerrero 25.9 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 41 cases/yr
  71. 71 Chihuahua · Chihuahua 25.3 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 261 cases/yr
  72. 72 Escuinapa · Sinaloa 25.2 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 16 cases/yr
  73. 73 Salina Cruz · Oaxaca 25.0 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 20 cases/yr
  74. 74 Cárdenas · Tabasco 24.9 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 61 cases/yr
  75. 75 Tecamachalco · Puebla 24.5 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 21 cases/yr
  76. 76 Chilpancingo de los Bravo · Guerrero 24.2 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 72 cases/yr
  77. 77 Nacajuca · Tabasco 23.9 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 39 cases/yr
  78. 78 Coyuca de Benítez · Guerrero 23.5 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 17 cases/yr
  79. 79 Comalcalco · Tabasco 23.5 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 53 cases/yr
  80. 80 Álamo Temapache · Veracruz 23.4 /100k about the same as Atlanta · 26 cases/yr
  81. 81 Acámbaro · Guanajuato 22.9 /100k about the same as Chicago · 25 cases/yr
  82. 82 Celaya · Guanajuato 22.9 /100k about the same as Chicago · 128 cases/yr
  83. 83 Villagrán · Guanajuato 22.6 /100k about the same as Chicago · 16 cases/yr
  84. 84 Heroica Ciudad de Huajuapan de León · Oaxaca 22.5 /100k about the same as Chicago · 18 cases/yr
  85. 85 San Pedro Tlaquepaque · Jalisco 22.3 /100k about the same as Chicago · 164 cases/yr
  86. 86 Mulegé · Baja California Sur 22.1 /100k about the same as Chicago · 15 cases/yr
  87. 87 Ensenada · Baja California 21.9 /100k about the same as Chicago · 103 cases/yr
  88. 88 San Miguel de Allende · Guanajuato 20.7 /100k about the same as Chicago · 37 cases/yr
  89. 89 Izúcar de Matamoros · Puebla 20.7 /100k about the same as Chicago · 18 cases/yr
  90. 90 Papantla · Veracruz 20.7 /100k about the same as Chicago · 33 cases/yr
  91. 91 Montemorelos · Nuevo León 20.6 /100k about the same as Chicago · 15 cases/yr
  92. 92 Purísima del Rincón · Guanajuato 20.2 /100k about the same as Chicago · 18 cases/yr
  93. 93 Tultepec · México 19.5 /100k about the same as Chicago · 32 cases/yr
  94. 94 Tarímbaro · Michoacán 19.2 /100k more dangerous than Philadelphia · 25 cases/yr
  95. 95 Coronango · Puebla 18.8 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 10 cases/yr
  96. 96 Linares · Nuevo León 18.4 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 15 cases/yr
  97. 97 Huauchinango · Puebla 18.1 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 19 cases/yr
  98. 98 Huixtla · Chiapas 18.1 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 10 cases/yr
  99. 99 León · Guanajuato 18.0 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 339 cases/yr
  100. 100 Nogales · Sonora 17.0 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 50 cases/yr
  101. 101 Paraíso · Tabasco 17.0 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 17 cases/yr
  102. 102 Chignahuapan · Puebla 16.6 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 12 cases/yr
  103. 103 García · Nuevo León 16.3 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 82 cases/yr
  104. 104 Coatzacoalcos · Veracruz 16.1 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 50 cases/yr
  105. 105 Mazatlán · Sinaloa 15.9 /100k about the same as Philadelphia · 83 cases/yr
  106. 106 Puruándiro · Michoacán 15.4 /100k more dangerous than Dallas · 11 cases/yr
  107. 107 Zacatlán · Puebla 15.1 /100k about the same as Dallas · 14 cases/yr
  108. 108 Teotihuacán · México 14.9 /100k few cases about the same as Dallas · 9 cases/yr
  109. 109 Tlajomulco de Zúñiga · Jalisco 14.8 /100k about the same as Dallas · 124 cases/yr
  110. 110 Villa de Tututepec · Oaxaca 14.8 /100k few cases about the same as Dallas · 8 cases/yr
  111. 111 Chilapa de Álvarez · Guerrero 14.5 /100k about the same as Dallas · 18 cases/yr
  112. 112 Acatzingo · Puebla 14.3 /100k about the same as Dallas · 10 cases/yr
  113. 113 Atoyac de Álvarez · Guerrero 14.0 /100k few cases about the same as Dallas · 8 cases/yr
  114. 114 Mixquiahuala de Juárez · Hidalgo 13.9 /100k few cases about the same as Houston · 7 cases/yr
  115. 115 Villa de Zaachila · Oaxaca 13.8 /100k few cases about the same as Houston · 7 cases/yr
  116. 116 Emiliano Zapata · Veracruz 13.7 /100k about the same as Houston · 13 cases/yr
  117. 117 Cosoleacaque · Veracruz 13.5 /100k about the same as Houston · 18 cases/yr
  118. 118 Mexicali · Baja California 13.4 /100k about the same as Houston · 147 cases/yr
  119. 119 Minatitlán · Veracruz 13.2 /100k about the same as Houston · 18 cases/yr
  120. 120 Macuspana · Tabasco 13.1 /100k about the same as Houston · 21 cases/yr
  121. 121 Nuevo Casas Grandes · Chihuahua 13.1 /100k few cases about the same as Houston · 9 cases/yr
  122. 122 Nextlalpan · México 13.0 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 9 cases/yr
  123. 123 Del Nayar · Nayarit 12.9 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 7 cases/yr
  124. 124 Huejotzingo · Puebla 12.9 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 13 cases/yr
  125. 125 Poza Rica de Hidalgo · Veracruz 12.7 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 24 cases/yr
  126. 126 Tecomán · Colima 12.7 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 15 cases/yr
  127. 127 Perote · Veracruz 12.5 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 10 cases/yr
  128. 128 Tonalá · Jalisco 12.4 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 76 cases/yr
  129. 129 Carmen · Campeche 12.3 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 32 cases/yr
  130. 130 Zacatelco · Tlaxcala 11.9 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 6 cases/yr
  131. 131 Chicoloapan · México 11.8 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 23 cases/yr
  132. 132 Frontera Comalapa · Chiapas 11.8 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 11 cases/yr
  133. 133 Salvador Escalante · Michoacán 11.6 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 6 cases/yr
  134. 134 Córdoba · Veracruz 11.6 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 24 cases/yr
  135. 135 Abasolo · Guanajuato 11.5 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 11 cases/yr
  136. 136 Morelia · Michoacán 11.5 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 106 cases/yr
  137. 137 Empalme · Sonora 11.5 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 6 cases/yr
  138. 138 Escárcega · Campeche 11.5 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 7 cases/yr
  139. 139 El Salto · Jalisco 11.4 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 34 cases/yr
  140. 140 Caborca · Sonora 11.4 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 11 cases/yr
  141. 141 Jiquipilco · México 11.3 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 9 cases/yr
  142. 142 Pátzcuaro · Michoacán 11.2 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 12 cases/yr
  143. 143 Tepeaca · Puebla 11.2 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 10 cases/yr
  144. 144 Champotón · Campeche 11.2 /100k few cases about the same as Phoenix · 9 cases/yr
  145. 145 San José Iturbide · Guanajuato 11.0 /100k about the same as Phoenix · 11 cases/yr
  146. 146 Comonfort · Guanajuato 10.9 /100k few cases safer than Phoenix · 9 cases/yr
  147. 147 Atlixco · Puebla 10.9 /100k safer than Phoenix · 16 cases/yr
  148. 148 Tepotzotlán · México 10.8 /100k safer than Phoenix · 12 cases/yr
  149. 149 Ocozocoautla de Espinosa · Chiapas 10.8 /100k safer than Phoenix · 12 cases/yr
  150. 150 Calpulalpan · Tlaxcala 10.7 /100k few cases safer than Phoenix · 6 cases/yr
  151. 151 Técpan de Galeana · Guerrero 10.5 /100k few cases safer than Phoenix · 7 cases/yr
  152. 152 Santiago Tuxtla · Veracruz 10.5 /100k few cases safer than Phoenix · 6 cases/yr
  153. 153 Tapachula · Chiapas 10.4 /100k safer than Phoenix · 39 cases/yr
  154. 154 Misantla · Veracruz 10.3 /100k few cases safer than Phoenix · 7 cases/yr
  155. 155 Amozoc · Puebla 10.2 /100k safer than Phoenix · 14 cases/yr
  156. 156 Cuautitlán Izcalli · México 10.1 /100k safer than Phoenix · 58 cases/yr
  157. 157 Monterrey · Nuevo León 10.1 /100k safer than Phoenix · 118 cases/yr
  158. 158 Reynosa · Tamaulipas 10.1 /100k safer than Phoenix · 79 cases/yr
  159. 159 Nicolás Romero · México 10.0 /100k safer than Phoenix · 46 cases/yr
  160. 160 Tehuacán · Puebla 10.0 /100k safer than Phoenix · 34 cases/yr
  161. 161 Silao de la Victoria · Guanajuato 9.9 /100k safer than Phoenix · 22 cases/yr
  162. 162 Acolman · México 9.9 /100k safer than Phoenix · 19 cases/yr
  163. 163 Amealco de Bonfil · Querétaro 9.9 /100k few cases safer than Phoenix · 7 cases/yr
  164. 164 Guadalajara · Jalisco 9.8 /100k safer than Phoenix · 135 cases/yr
  165. 165 Pesquería · Nuevo León 9.7 /100k safer than Phoenix · 20 cases/yr
  166. 166 Zumpango · México 9.6 /100k safer than Phoenix · 31 cases/yr
  167. 167 Pueblo Nuevo · Durango 9.5 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  168. 168 Chalco · México 9.5 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 43 cases/yr
  169. 169 Ciénega de Flores · Nuevo León 9.5 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 9 cases/yr
  170. 170 Puebla · Puebla 9.5 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 175 cases/yr
  171. 171 San Luis de la Paz · Guanajuato 9.4 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 13 cases/yr
  172. 172 Temoaya · México 9.4 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 10 cases/yr
  173. 173 Rosario · Sinaloa 9.3 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  174. 174 Altotonga · Veracruz 9.3 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  175. 175 Ocoyoacac · México 9.1 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  176. 176 Tacámbaro · Michoacán 9.1 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 8 cases/yr
  177. 177 Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional · Guanajuato 9.0 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 16 cases/yr
  178. 178 Tulancingo de Bravo · Hidalgo 9.0 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 16 cases/yr
  179. 179 Zempoala · Hidalgo 9.0 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  180. 180 Puerto Vallarta · Jalisco 9.0 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 28 cases/yr
  181. 181 Juárez · Nuevo León 9.0 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 51 cases/yr
  182. 182 Cortazar · Guanajuato 8.8 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 9 cases/yr
  183. 183 San Pablo del Monte · Tlaxcala 8.8 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 8 cases/yr
  184. 184 Tultitlán · México 8.7 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 45 cases/yr
  185. 185 Acajete · Puebla 8.6 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  186. 186 Tlacotepec de Benito Juárez · Puebla 8.6 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  187. 187 Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas · Guanajuato 8.5 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  188. 188 Tepeapulco · Hidalgo 8.5 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  189. 189 Isla Mujeres · Quintana Roo 8.5 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 2 cases/yr
  190. 190 Ameca · Jalisco 8.4 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  191. 191 Apizaco · Tlaxcala 8.3 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  192. 192 Cintalapa · Chiapas 8.3 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 8 cases/yr
  193. 193 Delicias · Chihuahua 8.3 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 13 cases/yr
  194. 194 Chapala · Jalisco 8.2 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  195. 195 Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán · Oaxaca 8.2 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 9 cases/yr
  196. 196 Guadalupe · Nuevo León 8.1 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 54 cases/yr
  197. 197 Cancún · Quintana Roo 8.1 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 84 cases/yr
  198. 198 Mexquitic de Carmona · San Luis Potosí 8.1 /100k few cases more dangerous than Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  199. 199 Guaymas · Sonora 8.1 /100k more dangerous than Los Angeles · 13 cases/yr
  200. 200 Atotonilco de Tula · Hidalgo 8.0 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  201. 201 Etchojoa · Sonora 8.0 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  202. 202 San Andrés Tuxtla · Veracruz 8.0 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 13 cases/yr
  203. 203 Actopan · Hidalgo 7.9 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  204. 204 San Juan de los Lagos · Jalisco 7.9 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  205. 205 Valle de Chalco Solidaridad · México 7.9 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 30 cases/yr
  206. 206 Mexico City (CDMX) · citywide 7.9 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 726 cases/yr
  207. 207 Cuautepec de Hinojosa · Hidalgo 7.8 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  208. 208 Cuetzalan del Progreso · Puebla 7.8 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  209. 209 Hidalgo del Parral · Chihuahua 7.8 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 10 cases/yr
  210. 210 Melchor Ocampo · México 7.7 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  211. 211 Lagos de Moreno · Jalisco 7.6 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 14 cases/yr
  212. 212 Hidalgo · Michoacán 7.6 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 10 cases/yr
  213. 213 Sinaloa · Sinaloa 7.6 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  214. 214 Mezquital · Durango 7.5 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  215. 215 Naucalpan de Juárez · México 7.5 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 62 cases/yr
  216. 216 San Juan del Río · Querétaro 7.5 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 24 cases/yr
  217. 217 Playa del Carmen · Quintana Roo 7.5 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 31 cases/yr
  218. 218 Coatzintla · Veracruz 7.5 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  219. 219 Pijijiapan · Chiapas 7.5 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  220. 220 Salvador Alvarado · Sinaloa 7.4 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  221. 221 Centla · Tabasco 7.4 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 8 cases/yr
  222. 222 Huamantla · Tlaxcala 7.4 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 8 cases/yr
  223. 223 Las Choapas · Veracruz 7.4 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  224. 224 Eduardo Neri · Guerrero 7.3 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  225. 225 Victoria · Tamaulipas 7.3 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 27 cases/yr
  226. 226 Tepeji del Río de Ocampo · Hidalgo 7.2 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  227. 227 Ecatepec de Morelos · México 7.2 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 120 cases/yr
  228. 228 Palmar de Bravo · Puebla 7.2 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  229. 229 Loreto · Zacatecas 7.2 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  230. 230 Poncitlán · Jalisco 7.1 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  231. 231 El Carmen · Nuevo León 7.1 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 10 cases/yr
  232. 232 Tantoyuca · Veracruz 7.1 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  233. 233 Jesús María · Aguascalientes 7.0 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 10 cases/yr
  234. 234 Villa Guerrero · México 7.0 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  235. 235 Xonacatlán · México 7.0 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  236. 236 San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec · Oaxaca 7.0 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 11 cases/yr
  237. 237 Lázaro Cárdenas · Michoacán 6.9 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 15 cases/yr
  238. 238 Pinos · Zacatecas 6.8 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  239. 239 Holbox (Lázaro Cárdenas) · Quintana Roo 6.7 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 2 cases/yr
  240. 240 Medellín de Bravo · Veracruz 6.7 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 7 cases/yr
  241. 241 Múzquiz · Coahuila 6.7 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  242. 242 Villa Corzo · Chiapas 6.7 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  243. 243 Rincón de Romos · Aguascalientes 6.6 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  244. 244 Uriangato · Guanajuato 6.6 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  245. 245 Oaxaca City · Oaxaca 6.6 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 19 cases/yr
  246. 246 Zacapoaxtla · Puebla 6.6 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 4 cases/yr
  247. 247 Felipe Carrillo Puerto · Quintana Roo 6.5 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  248. 248 Tihuatlán · Veracruz 6.5 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 6 cases/yr
  249. 249 Tlalnepantla de Baz · México 6.4 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 45 cases/yr
  250. 250 San Nicolás de los Garza · Nuevo León 6.4 /100k about the same as Los Angeles · 27 cases/yr
  251. 251 Berriozábal · Chiapas 6.4 /100k few cases about the same as Los Angeles · 5 cases/yr
  252. 252 San Felipe · Guanajuato 6.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 8 cases/yr
  253. 253 Zapopan · Jalisco 6.2 /100k about the same as New York City · 100 cases/yr
  254. 254 Tepic · Nayarit 6.2 /100k about the same as New York City · 28 cases/yr
  255. 255 Santa Catarina · Nuevo León 6.1 /100k about the same as New York City · 21 cases/yr
  256. 256 Villaflores · Chiapas 6.0 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 7 cases/yr
  257. 257 Palenque · Chiapas 6.0 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 9 cases/yr
  258. 258 Tlalmanalco · México 5.9 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  259. 259 Zinapécuaro · Michoacán 5.9 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  260. 260 Pedro Escobedo · Querétaro 5.9 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 5 cases/yr
  261. 261 La Paz · México 5.8 /100k about the same as New York City · 18 cases/yr
  262. 262 Coacalco de Berriozábal · México 5.7 /100k about the same as New York City · 17 cases/yr
  263. 263 Cosamaloapan de Carpio · Veracruz 5.7 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  264. 264 Teloloapan · Guerrero 5.6 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  265. 265 La Barca · Jalisco 5.6 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 4 cases/yr
  266. 266 Tezoyuca · México 5.6 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  267. 267 Colón · Querétaro 5.6 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 4 cases/yr
  268. 268 Zapotlán El Grande · Jalisco 5.5 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 7 cases/yr
  269. 269 Villa del Carbón · México 5.5 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  270. 270 Tecámac · México 5.5 /100k about the same as New York City · 34 cases/yr
  271. 271 Maravatío · Michoacán 5.4 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 5 cases/yr
  272. 272 Xalisco · Nayarit 5.4 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 4 cases/yr
  273. 273 General Escobedo · Nuevo León 5.4 /100k about the same as New York City · 30 cases/yr
  274. 274 Corregidora · Querétaro 5.4 /100k about the same as New York City · 13 cases/yr
  275. 275 Guanajuato City · Guanajuato 5.3 /100k about the same as New York City · 11 cases/yr
  276. 276 Navojoa · Sonora 5.3 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 9 cases/yr
  277. 277 Tierra Blanca · Veracruz 5.3 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 5 cases/yr
  278. 278 San Francisco de los Romo · Aguascalientes 5.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 4 cases/yr
  279. 279 Asientos · Aguascalientes 5.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  280. 280 Tala · Jalisco 5.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 5 cases/yr
  281. 281 Huehuetoca · México 5.2 /100k about the same as New York City · 11 cases/yr
  282. 282 Huatulco · Oaxaca 5.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 3 cases/yr
  283. 283 Coatepec · Veracruz 5.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 5 cases/yr
  284. 284 Ixtaczoquitlán · Veracruz 5.2 /100k few cases about the same as New York City · 4 cases/yr
  285. 285 Alvarado · Veracruz 5.1 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 3 cases/yr
  286. 286 Chimalhuacán · México 5.0 /100k about the same as San Diego · 36 cases/yr
  287. 287 Apodaca · Nuevo León 5.0 /100k about the same as San Diego · 38 cases/yr
  288. 288 Xicotepec · Puebla 5.0 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 4 cases/yr
  289. 289 Orizaba · Veracruz 5.0 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 6 cases/yr
  290. 290 Coscomatepec · Veracruz 4.9 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 3 cases/yr
  291. 291 Pachuca de Soto · Hidalgo 4.8 /100k about the same as San Diego · 17 cases/yr
  292. 292 Matamoros · Tamaulipas 4.8 /100k about the same as San Diego · 28 cases/yr
  293. 293 Jerez · Zacatecas 4.8 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 3 cases/yr
  294. 294 San Luis Potosí · San Luis Potosí 4.7 /100k about the same as San Diego · 46 cases/yr
  295. 295 Tlaxcala · Tlaxcala 4.7 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 5 cases/yr
  296. 296 Huejutla de Reyes · Hidalgo 4.6 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 6 cases/yr
  297. 297 Zapotlanejo · Jalisco 4.6 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 3 cases/yr
  298. 298 Matehuala · San Luis Potosí 4.6 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 5 cases/yr
  299. 299 Puerto Peñasco · Sonora 4.6 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 3 cases/yr
  300. 300 La Paz (BCS) · Baja California Sur 4.6 /100k about the same as San Diego · 15 cases/yr
  301. 301 Campeche City · Campeche 4.6 /100k about the same as San Diego · 14 cases/yr
  302. 302 Los Reyes · Michoacán 4.5 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 4 cases/yr
  303. 303 Chilón · Chiapas 4.5 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 7 cases/yr
  304. 304 Tizayuca · Hidalgo 4.4 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 9 cases/yr
  305. 305 La Piedad · Michoacán 4.4 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 5 cases/yr
  306. 306 Acambay de Ruíz Castañeda · México 4.3 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 3 cases/yr
  307. 307 Tila · Chiapas 4.3 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 4 cases/yr
  308. 308 Cadereyta Jiménez · Nuevo León 4.2 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 6 cases/yr
  309. 309 Cozumel · Quintana Roo 4.2 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 4 cases/yr
  310. 310 Chetumal · Quintana Roo 4.2 /100k about the same as San Diego · 11 cases/yr
  311. 311 Río Bravo · Tamaulipas 4.2 /100k few cases about the same as San Diego · 6 cases/yr
  312. 312 Querétaro · Querétaro 4.1 /100k about the same as Boston · 50 cases/yr
  313. 313 Venustiano Carranza · Chiapas 4.1 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  314. 314 Jerécuaro · Guanajuato 4.0 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  315. 315 Riviera Nayarit (Bahía de Banderas) · Nayarit 4.0 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 9 cases/yr
  316. 316 El Fuerte · Sinaloa 4.0 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 4 cases/yr
  317. 317 Los Cabos · Baja California Sur 4.0 /100k about the same as Boston · 17 cases/yr
  318. 318 Zitácuaro · Michoacán 3.9 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 6 cases/yr
  319. 319 Chiautempan · Tlaxcala 3.9 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  320. 320 Fresnillo · Zacatecas 3.9 /100k about the same as Boston · 10 cases/yr
  321. 321 Aguascalientes · Aguascalientes 3.8 /100k about the same as Boston · 39 cases/yr
  322. 322 Ixtapaluca · México 3.8 /100k about the same as Boston · 22 cases/yr
  323. 323 Chiapa de Corzo · Chiapas 3.8 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  324. 324 Compostela · Nayarit 3.7 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  325. 325 Tezonapa · Veracruz 3.7 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  326. 326 Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos · Jalisco 3.6 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  327. 327 Villa Victoria · México 3.6 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 4 cases/yr
  328. 328 Tenancingo · México 3.6 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 4 cases/yr
  329. 329 Amecameca · México 3.6 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  330. 330 General Zuazua · Nuevo León 3.6 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  331. 331 Xalapa · Veracruz 3.6 /100k about the same as Boston · 18 cases/yr
  332. 332 Piedras Negras · Coahuila 3.6 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 7 cases/yr
  333. 333 Cuautitlán · México 3.5 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 7 cases/yr
  334. 334 El Marqués · Querétaro 3.5 /100k about the same as Boston · 10 cases/yr
  335. 335 El Mante · Tamaulipas 3.5 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 4 cases/yr
  336. 336 Atenco · México 3.4 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  337. 337 Atizapán de Zaragoza · México 3.4 /100k about the same as Boston · 18 cases/yr
  338. 338 Jilotepec · México 3.4 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  339. 339 Texcoco · México 3.4 /100k about the same as Boston · 10 cases/yr
  340. 340 Salinas Victoria · Nuevo León 3.4 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 4 cases/yr
  341. 341 Balancán · Tabasco 3.4 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  342. 342 Veracruz · Veracruz 3.4 /100k about the same as Boston · 21 cases/yr
  343. 343 Boca del Río · Veracruz 3.4 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  344. 344 Ramos Arizpe · Coahuila 3.4 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  345. 345 San Pedro Cholula · Puebla 3.3 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  346. 346 Soledad de Graciano Sánchez · San Luis Potosí 3.3 /100k about the same as Boston · 12 cases/yr
  347. 347 Zinacantepec · México 3.2 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 7 cases/yr
  348. 348 Lerma · México 3.2 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 6 cases/yr
  349. 349 Pánuco · Veracruz 3.2 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  350. 350 La Trinitaria · Chiapas 3.2 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  351. 351 Huixquilucan · México 3.0 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 9 cases/yr
  352. 352 San Pedro · Coahuila 3.0 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 3 cases/yr
  353. 353 Almoloya de Juárez · México 2.9 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  354. 354 Temascalcingo · México 2.9 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  355. 355 Cuautlancingo · Puebla 2.9 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  356. 356 Fortín · Veracruz 2.9 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  357. 357 Autlán de Navarro · Jalisco 2.8 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  358. 358 Progreso · Yucatán 2.8 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 2 cases/yr
  359. 359 Monclova · Coahuila 2.8 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 7 cases/yr
  360. 360 Acuña · Coahuila 2.8 /100k few cases about the same as Boston · 5 cases/yr
  361. 361 Tuxtla Gutiérrez · Chiapas 2.8 /100k about the same as Boston · 18 cases/yr
  362. 362 Calimaya · México 2.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  363. 363 Guasave · Sinaloa 2.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 8 cases/yr
  364. 364 Altamira · Tamaulipas 2.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 8 cases/yr
  365. 365 Comitán de Domínguez · Chiapas 2.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  366. 366 Atlacomulco · México 2.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 3 cases/yr
  367. 367 Tequisquiapan · Querétaro 2.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  368. 368 Ahome · Sinaloa 2.6 /100k safer than Boston · 13 cases/yr
  369. 369 Zacatecas · Zacatecas 2.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 4 cases/yr
  370. 370 Umán · Yucatán 2.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  371. 371 Tejupilco · México 2.4 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  372. 372 Ciudad Madero · Tamaulipas 2.4 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  373. 373 Motozintla · Chiapas 2.4 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  374. 374 Durango · Durango 2.3 /100k safer than Boston · 17 cases/yr
  375. 375 Gómez Palacio · Durango 2.3 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 9 cases/yr
  376. 376 Nezahualcóyotl · México 2.3 /100k safer than Boston · 26 cases/yr
  377. 377 San Andrés Cholula · Puebla 2.3 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 4 cases/yr
  378. 378 Mineral de la Reforma · Hidalgo 2.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  379. 379 Otzolotepec · México 2.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  380. 380 Tenango del Valle · México 2.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  381. 381 Guadalupe · Zacatecas 2.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  382. 382 San Cristóbal de las Casas · Chiapas 2.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  383. 383 Santiago Papasquiaro · Durango 2.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  384. 384 Jocotepec · Jalisco 2.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  385. 385 Toluca · México 2.0 /100k safer than Boston · 19 cases/yr
  386. 386 Santiago · Nuevo León 2.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  387. 387 Rioverde · San Luis Potosí 2.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  388. 388 Encarnación de Díaz · Jalisco 1.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  389. 389 Tepatitlán de Morelos · Jalisco 1.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 3 cases/yr
  390. 390 Ciudad Fernández · San Luis Potosí 1.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  391. 391 Chicontepec · Veracruz 1.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  392. 392 Zinacantán · Chiapas 1.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  393. 393 Ocosingo · Chiapas 1.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  394. 394 Villa de Allende · México 1.8 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  395. 395 La Concordia · Chiapas 1.8 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  396. 396 Chenalhó · Chiapas 1.8 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  397. 397 Tenejapa · Chiapas 1.8 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  398. 398 Tlatlauquitepec · Puebla 1.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  399. 399 Pueblo Viejo · Veracruz 1.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  400. 400 Huatusco · Veracruz 1.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  401. 401 Torreón · Coahuila 1.7 /100k safer than Boston · 13 cases/yr
  402. 402 Cacahoatán · Chiapas 1.7 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  403. 403 Calvillo · Aguascalientes 1.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  404. 404 Metepec · México 1.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 4 cases/yr
  405. 405 San Pedro Garza García · Nuevo León 1.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  406. 406 Atotonilco El Alto · Jalisco 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  407. 407 Quecholac · Puebla 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  408. 408 Río Grande · Zacatecas 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  409. 409 Sombrerete · Zacatecas 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  410. 410 Matamoros · Coahuila 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  411. 411 Sabinas · Coahuila 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  412. 412 Oxchuc · Chiapas 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  413. 413 Salto de Agua · Chiapas 1.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  414. 414 Romita · Guanajuato 1.4 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  415. 415 Saltillo · Coahuila 1.4 /100k safer than Boston · 14 cases/yr
  416. 416 Huatabampo · Sonora 1.3 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  417. 417 Tampico · Tamaulipas 1.3 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 4 cases/yr
  418. 418 Ixtlahuaca · México 1.2 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  419. 419 Sahuayo · Michoacán 1.2 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  420. 420 Ajalpan · Puebla 1.2 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  421. 421 Frontera · Coahuila 1.2 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  422. 422 Santiago Ixcuintla · Nayarit 1.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  423. 423 Nuevo Laredo · Tamaulipas 1.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 5 cases/yr
  424. 424 Valladolid · Yucatán 1.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  425. 425 Kanasín · Yucatán 1.1 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 2 cases/yr
  426. 426 Mérida · Yucatán 1.1 /100k safer than Boston · 12 cases/yr
  427. 427 Tamazunchale · San Luis Potosí 1.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  428. 428 Agua Prieta · Sonora 1.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  429. 429 Ocotlán · Jalisco 0.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  430. 430 San José del Rincón · México 0.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  431. 431 Chamula · Chiapas 0.9 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  432. 432 Lerdo · Durango 0.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  433. 433 Las Margaritas · Chiapas 0.6 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  434. 434 Ciudad Valles · San Luis Potosí 0.5 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 1 case/yr
  435. 435 Taxco de Alarcón · Guerrero 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  436. 436 Ixmiquilpan · Hidalgo 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  437. 437 Arandas · Jalisco 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  438. 438 Tianguistenco · México 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  439. 439 Valle de Bravo · México 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  440. 440 Jocotitlán · México 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  441. 441 San Felipe del Progreso · México 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  442. 442 San Mateo Atenco · México 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  443. 443 Zacapu · Michoacán 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  444. 444 Santa Lucía del Camino · Oaxaca 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  445. 445 Teziutlán · Puebla 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  446. 446 Cadereyta de Montes · Querétaro 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  447. 447 Bacalar · Quintana Roo 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  448. 448 Villa de Reyes · San Luis Potosí 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  449. 449 Xilitla · San Luis Potosí 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  450. 450 Valle Hermoso · Tamaulipas 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  451. 451 Tlaxco · Tlaxcala 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  452. 452 Chichén Itzá (Tinúm) · Yucatán 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  453. 453 Tizimín · Yucatán 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  454. 454 Francisco I. Madero · Coahuila 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  455. 455 La Independencia · Chiapas 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  456. 456 Simojovel · Chiapas 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  457. 457 Teopisca · Chiapas 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr
  458. 458 Tonalá · Chiapas 0.0 /100k few cases safer than Boston · 0 cases/yr

Source: SESNSP, Incidencia Delictiva del Fuero Común (Nueva Metodología), municipal, Homicidio doloso, compiled with CONAPO municipal population by Diego Valle-Jones (elcri.men), from SESNSP + CONAPO open data. Trailing-12-month rate (June 2025 – May 2026); SESNSP publishes case counts, so the per-100,000 rate is a Latinometrics calculation. “Few cases” marks municipalities with fewer than 10 homicides over the year, where the rate is volatile.

The US cities we compare against

To make each Mexican rate legible, we anchor it to a familiar US city. Here are the reference points (2024 homicide rates per 100,000) so you can place any number above. For scale, the US national rate is roughly 5–6 per 100,000.

US city Homicides / 100k (2024)
St. Louis 52.9
Memphis 38.0
Baltimore 35.6
New Orleans 34.1
Detroit 32.1
Atlanta 24.9
Chicago 21.5
Philadelphia 17.4
Dallas 14.0
Houston 13.9
Phoenix 12.2
Los Angeles 7.0
New York City 5.8
San Diego 4.6
Boston 3.8

Compiled from 2024 year-end city surveys (Council on Criminal Justice; press/CPSI compilations). Figures are approximate and for orientation; cross-source estimates vary by a point or two.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cancún safe to visit?

By the numbers, yes, at least next to the US. Cancún (the municipality of Benito Juárez) had a trailing-12-month homicide rate of about 8.1 per 100,000 (more dangerous than Los Angeles), over June 2025 – May 2026. That is lower than most large US cities. As everywhere in this data, it is a municipality-wide figure: homicides concentrate away from the hotel zone, which is generally safer than the citywide rate.

Is Mexico City safe for tourists?

Mexico City's citywide homicide rate is about 7.9 per 100,000 (about the same as Los Angeles) over the last 12 months, comparable to a mid-range US city and well below the most violent ones. The figure blends all 16 boroughs (alcaldías), which vary a lot. Central tourist areas like Roma, Condesa and the Centro Histórico generally sit below the citywide average.

What are the safest places to travel in Mexico?

Among popular destinations, Mérida is consistently the safest large city, at roughly 1.1 per 100,000 over the last 12 months (lower than any major US city). Los Cabos (4) and much of the Yucatán Peninsula also rank very low. Use the search above to check a specific town.

What are the most dangerous cities in Mexico?

By homicide rate over the last 12 months, the highest among sizable municipalities include Guadalupe y Calvo, Loreto and Manzanillo. Among places travelers know, Colima, Manzanillo, Acapulco and Tijuana rank high. These are cartel- and organized-crime-driven; the violence rarely targets visitors, but it is a real signal about a place.

How is the homicide rate calculated?

Each rate is trailing-12-month homicide cases (SESNSP "homicidio doloso", June 2025 – May 2026) divided by the municipality's CONAPO population, times 100,000. Twelve months of data smooths the month-to-month noise that makes single-month municipal figures unreliable, while staying current. SESNSP publishes case counts (carpetas de investigación) at the municipal level; the per-100,000 rate is a Latinometrics calculation.

Are tourist areas safer than the overall city rate?

Usually, yes. These are municipality-wide rates. Homicide in Mexico is heavily concentrated in specific neighborhoods tied to organized crime, and resort zones, historic centers and tourist corridors are typically policed more heavily and sit below the municipality-wide figure. Read this data as a relative guide to a destination. It says little about how safe any single street is.

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