national average of 1.52. When it comes to absolute figures, the latter was the Mexican state with the largest number of femicide victims.
Colima was the Mexican state with the highest femicide rates in 2023. In that year, slightly over four of every 100,000 women who lived in Morelos were murdered on account of their gender. The state of Mexico was also among the 15 regions with the worst femicide rates, with 1.59 femicides per 100,000 female inhabitants, well above the States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2023 (number of femicides per 100,000 women)
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National Public Security System, and Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico). "States with The Highest Femicide Rate in Mexico in 2023 (Number of Femicides per 100,000 Women)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/
National Public Security System & Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico), States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2023 (number of femicides per 100,000 women) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
States with the highest femicide rate in Mexico in 2023 (number of femicides per 100,000 women) [Graph], National Public Security System, & Ministry of Security and Civilian Protection (Mexico), January 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099508/mexican-states-femicide-rate/