Based on the entire killings, the Bajio Regional State Guwanjuado is the most violent state of Mexico in recent years.
According to preliminary government statistics, the state’s daily killing rate last week is severely reduced, allowing Guwanjuado to shake that incredible title, at least for a short period of time.
Federal Defense Minister Omar Garcia Harbooh said that almost 45% of the assassinations fell nearly 45% of the assassinations last Tuesday, “Members of the Criminal Investigation Crime In the state of Kuanajuad, is a group of criminals attached to a group dedicated to the kidnapping, fuel, drug sales, armed attacks and mainly massacres.”
At a press conference of President Claudia Shinbam on Tuesday, Ghawanjuado gave an average of seven massacre per day in Guwanjuado, a 44.9% reduction in the state from March 10 to 16, compared to 12.7 murders registered in the state from March 10 to 16.
According to data shown by the Defense Minister that Guwanjuado had a low violence week of 2025 last week. The most violent week was March 3 to 9 in Guanjuado to date, and there were an average of 15.6 massacre per day.
Garcia told reporters that “the immediate result of the arrested persons,” Guwanjuado, was not the first of the number of assassinations for six days. “
However, the previously issued data at the press conference shows that Guwanjuado is the most violent state this month with nearly 300 massacre between March 1 and 24.
Crime Cell Leader ‘Alpha 1’ among the 9 suspects detained
Garcia reported that federal security forces, including the military and the Navy, had taken action on March 18, and as a result, nine people were arrested in Quanedaro, Quanjuado and Yukadan.
As mentioned above, the Defense Minister said that nine suspects related to a major organized criminal committee operating in Guwanjuado were members of a crime.
The largest group he refers to is a coalition between Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and the Gulf Cartel, which is believed to have joined forces in the fight against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Guwanjuado. Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel has been in the CJ for many years.
Arrested Jose Francisco Contrasraz Comez, The Head of the Gulf Cardin’s “Alpha 1”, Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel
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Garcia described Jose Francisco Contrasraz Comez, which was allegedly headed by the Los Escarbius cell last Tuesday.
He said that the so -called “alfa 1” is “responsible Attack at Contaridos bar in Gueridaro, who killed 10 people last November.
“In addition, he was in charge of ordering attacks on rival groups and officials against the authorities,” Garcia said.
Kantraras is nicknamed “La Patrona” (boss) with her partner, Sandra Leon Moreno.
The arrest of Conteraz is “he is one of the major generators of violence in the region,” Garcia said.
“As we have said on other occasions, we hope that we must detain those who commit crimes to reduce the crime rate, this is a testament to that,” he said.
Garcia also highlighted that Jose Remedios was only a “n” of the nine detained last week.
He described Jose Remedios as “the leader of a criminal cell,” and he said, “He was identified by the National Investigation Center as one of the major generators of violence in the Kuwajuado and Quaridaro region.”

The suspect is said to have been detained in the state of Urukadan as a member of the Los Escarpions.
On the instructions of Shinbam, he and Defense Minister Ricardo Trevilla Drejo will visit Guwanjuado in the later years and meet the state governor and his team, “To monitor the more impact crimes at this company,”.
1 of the 5 massacre this month occurred in Guwanjuado
The data from the National Public Security Organization (SNSP) Shinbam’s press conference shows the average of 278 assassinations per day in Guanjuado from March 1 to 24. This number is twice as much as the number of massacres in the state of Mexico, which is the second violent state of Mexico this month.
SNSP president Marcela Figuroa stated that more than 17% of all the massacre in Mexico occurred in Guwanjuado. According to the data he proposed, there were 1,619 massacre in the country in the first 24 days of March. An average of 67.46 murders were recorded in the first 24 days of the month, which fell 22.4% compared to a daily average in September, and the last month of the six -year period of former President Andres.
In Guanjuado, most of the violence have concentrated in relatively low number of municipalities, including Salvadeera, Cellaia and Salamka. Santa Rosa is the main driver of war violence between the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and CJNG.
The most violent states of Mexico this month
According to the initial data presented by Figurova, the 10 most violent states in Mexico are based on the total massacre this month:
- Guwanjuado: 17.2% of all the massacre in Mexico this month.
- State of Mexico: 126 massacre (7.8%of the total)
- Siva: 109 massacre (6.7%of the total)
- Baja California: 99 massacre (6.1%of the total)
- Sinalova: 95 massacre (5.9%of the total)
- Sonora: 90 massacre (5.6%of the total)
- Micovagan: 78 assassinations (4.8%of the total)
- NEWO LYON: 71 massacre (4.4%of the total)
- Jalisco: 70 massacre (4.3%of the total)
- Mexico City: 65 massacre (4%of the total)