Southern Mexican Violent Crime Risk
This crime risk snapshot highlights violent crime risk in Southern Mexico, where four of the five lowest crime risk states in the country are located. Three of those states are neighbors and continuously span the distance from the Pacific Ocean to the Yucatan Peninsula, except for a few miles of the state of Tabasco, where the violent crime risk is 2.57x that of the national average. Take a look at how all the states are ranked according to our Pinkerton Crime Index.
Southern Mexico Property Crime Risk
Property crime risk in Southern Mexico ranges from .30x in Campeche to 8.01x in Colima, as ranked by the Pinkerton Crime Index. To put this in context, crime risk scores are expressed as a multiple of the national-average level. An index score of 1.0x indicates crime risk that is equal to the national average risk. An index score of 2.0x indicates that a state is twice as risky as the national average. An index score of 0.5x indicates an area is half as risky.
Southern Mexico Total Crime Risk
The final crime risk snapshot shows the total crime risk scores for the states in Southern Mexico, where Yucatan, a state rich in history and natural wonders, scored the lowest on PCI. The score reflects the total crime average taken from over the last 12 months. While Yucatan scored the lowest, four other states scored equal to or less than the crime risk national average of 1.0x, and two states scored the highest at 5.81x each.
