Police officers stand guard near the crime scene of the killing of Jose Munoz and Ximena Guzman in Mexico city on May 20, 2025. VALENTINA ALPIDE/AFP via Getty Images "There will be no impunity.

On Jan. 12, 2023, Mexico City’s mayor announced that more than 6,000 National Guard officers would be posted in the city’s subway system after a series of accidents that officials said could ...

MEXICO CITY — As mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum celebrated a dramatic drop in violent crime, including a 50% plunge in homicides. Now the front-runner in Mexico’s presidential ...

The capital, the most populous city in the country and the seat of the Mexican federal government, has come to be seen as a safe haven from the crime and disorder of the cartel-controlled countryside.

MEXICO CITY — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising ...

Countrywide, the violence reached unprecedented levels but Mexico City largely remained a safe zone. The recent shooting, however, is a wake-up call for Mexico City politicians and residents. “We ...

In the vast swaths of Mexico controlled by drug cartels, public executions and mass graves have long been the norm. Mexico City has largely been a haven from the goriest headlines.