The National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) published the results of the National Urban Public Security Survey this Friday, revealing that cities within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area registered an increase in the perception of insecurity during the latest survey.
Only the municipality of Tonalá registered a decrease in this perception. Since September, when the previous survey was conducted, 65.4 percent of the population responded positively to the perception of insecurity, compared to 56.5 percent in the most recent survey, conducted last December.
Meanwhile, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco’s premier tourist destination, saw an increase in the perception of insecurity among its residents, rising from 24.7 percent to 32 percent in the INEGI survey.
Even with the increase, the coastal city is perceived as the safest, compared to the cities in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG), where Zapopan has the lowest perception at 54.7 percent.
Guadalajara, the state capital, is perceived as the most unsafe city, also registering an increase of 0.30 percent, followed by Tlajomulco. These are the complete results for the most important cities in the AMG and Jalisco regarding the perception of insecurity.
Guadalajara 79.20 percent
Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 73.90 percent
San Pedro Tlaquepaque 65.80 percent
Tonalá 56.50 percent (with the most pronounced decrease among Jalisco cities)
Zapopan 54.70 percent
Puerto Vallarta 32.00 percent (largest increase among surveyed cities)
The survey was conducted last December in 91 urban areas of interest, where 63.80 percent of residents over 18 years of age considered it unsafe to live in their city. This represents a very significant change compared to the survey conducted in December 2024, where 61.70 percent perceived insecurity in their surroundings.
Meanwhile, the municipality of Tonalá was one of the 14 cities that showed significant changes in its perception of insecurity, with a decrease of 8.9 percentage points.
Source: mileino
