Mexican deputies cite falling high‑impact crime rates and demand stronger highway security

Deputy Carlos Canturosas Villarreal, representing Tamaulipas, said security remains the top demand of citizens but noted that indicators show a decline in high‑impact crimes such as extortion, intentional homicide and femicide. He highlighted recent legislative reforms, including the General Law on Femicide Prevention, changes to extortion statutes and expanded powers for the National Guard and the Secretariat of Security and Public Welfare. Canturosas also listed major infrastructure projects and social programs funded by the federal and state governments, noting that nearly one million Tamaulipecans receive benefits from an investment of almost 25 billion pesos. “No está ganada la batalla, pero sí se ha mejorado conforme a los indicadores del Sistema Nacional de Seguridad Pública,” he said.

Deputy Rubén Moreira Valdez of Coahuila presented a parliamentary point of agreement urging the federal government to reinforce surveillance and protection on Mexico’s highways. He warned that criminal groups are using new tactics – such as spraying extinguishing powder on windshields, laser blinding and puncturing tires – to assault cargo trucks on routes like Puebla‑Orizaba. Moreira emphasized that road transport carries about 56 % of the nation’s goods, with an average of 21 robberies per day, 80 % of them violent, and called on security agencies to deploy permanent patrols, monitoring and specific response protocols.