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Mexico · Unreported crime (« cifra negra », Mexico)

Share of the crimes suffered in the year that were not reported to the authorities, or reported without an investigation being opened, measured by INEGI's national victimisation survey (ENVIPE). This « dark figure », above 90 % every year, is quoted at every release of the survey as the measure of distrust in criminal justice. The year is the year the crimes occurred.
93.4%
2025
+0.2 ptsvs 2024
min 91.6 2011max 93.8 2013
%
Range
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Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI · ENVIPE· Data 2025
Crimes not reported, or reported without an investigation opened, % of crimes suffered (survey)Upd. 09/2026Y-axis truncated
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