This is the question most frequently asked by our clients and friends interested in moving or investing in Yucatán, and as real estate advisers focused on helping you have the best experience when buying the home of your dreams or investing looking for the best benefit, we want to provide you with information valuable to solve your doubts and help you in the process. Keep reading and know the answer!
As the statistics confirm, Yucatán is one of the safest states in Mexico. We present you the Crime Stoplight Statistics, a citizen project that collects data on complaints and presents them very clearly as a tool for accountability, evaluation and analysis of each of these crimes: it gives them a specific color, red indicates that the index is above the historical average; yellow speaks of levels between the mean and the goal; and the green one of a reduction goal reached of 25% per crime.
According to these parameters and according to the data reviewed by the Criminal Traffic Light, in the months of 2021, Yucatán was among the best-evaluated States. In February, the Federal entity was rated with ten green lights, out of a total of eleven, it had the lowest impact values in all of Mexico in areas such as homicides, kidnappings, extortion, robberies of vehicles, houses and businesses, injuries and violations.
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Other analysis exercises give an account of the security situation in Yucatán. For example, the Mexico Peace Index (IMP) 2020 from the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) – provides a comprehensive measurement of the levels of peace in Mexico, it clearly states: “Yucatán was ranked as the most peaceful state in Mexico” with a score of 1,272, well above states like Quintana Roo and Baja California with numbers above 4.
The National Quality and Government Impact Survey (ENCIG) seeks to obtain information on the experiences, perceptions and evaluation of the population on public services and contact with authorities. According to its results for the year 2019 in Yucatan.
- 75.6% of the population aged 18 years and over reported that the police in their city were willing to help them and 67% that they generated a sense of security.
- 61% reported a high level of satisfaction with the public services provided by the federal entity.
On the other hand, and according to the results of the State Competitiveness Index (ICE) 2020, Yucatán takes a gold medal in Law: since it has the lowest homicide rate and the highest percentage of the population that feels safe in its state.
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Why the Yucatan is the safest state in Mexico?
How has this been achieved? Let’s start by telling you that in Yucatan there is a comprehensive security policy called YUCATÁN SEGURO, whose purpose is to reinforce security in each municipality, neighborhood and home, and that involves authorities, civil society, businessmen and educational institutions. The strategy has three axes: the social prevention of crime; the reform of the regulatory framework in the field of public security with harsher penalties for criminals; and an investment of 1,500 million pesos to acquire sophisticated equipment that reinforces security.
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- 3,527 new surveillance cameras, which together with the 2,248 that work today will add 5,775 cameras throughout the State
- 119 highway arches in our borders, entrances and exits of the municipalities, so that together with the current 100 we add a total of 219 strategic points, with license plate reading technology, to monitor the entrances and exits of vehicles to Yucatan.
- 6 high-tech drones and a specialized surveillance plane to always be one step ahead and the police can take care of the state with the most modern equipment by air and detect possible illegal activities.
- 50 public paging posts with panic button to provide immediate assistance 24 hours a day to those who need it.
- 4 vessels, which will be used to improve security coverage in more than 380 km2 on the Yucatecan coast.
Perhaps the most remarkable thing is its comprehensive approach that starts from crime prevention, related to the preservation of the social fabric. For this task various sectors of the state were summoned: business chambers, civil society, professional associations, academic institutions and public organizations.
In summary, these positive results are the result of the coordinated effort made by the state government, local administrations, and the work of the entire society to preserve the peace and security that characterizes Yucatán today.
Yucatán is an ideal place to settle, live, study or work, since you usually enjoy peace and tranquility. Do not hesitate to contact us! We have the property you need to fulfill your dreams and goals in the safest state in Mexico.
Escrito por Gregory Hokenson
Socio fundador de Balam Group, nació en New Jersey, EUA. Vive en Mérida desde 2008, proyectos de construcción y restauración de casas antiguas en el centro histórico.
