INEGI measures forced displacement in Mexico for the first time, confirming that violence forced 509,000 families to leave their homes

INEGI measures forced displacement in Mexico for the first time, confirming that violence forced 509,000 families to leave their homes

For the first time, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) has released official statistics on internal forced displacement in Mexico. These data, obtained through the Intercensal Survey, identify hundreds of thousands of households as victims forced to leave their homes due to threats against their integrity and security, establishing an essential quantitative foundation for understanding the scale of this national humanitarian crisis. The study indicates that insecurity and criminal violence are the predominant causes of this phenomenon, far surpassing natural disasters. The geographic distribution reveals that certain states, such as Guerrero and Baja California Sur, suffer a disproportionate impact, enabling authorities to identify the most vulnerable regions and design differentiated response strategies tailored to the specific causes in each area. This information is crucial for the open data field because it democratizes access to precise statistical evidence on human rights and human mobility. By making these records public, it facilitates accountability, allows civil society to monitor the effectiveness of public policies, and fosters the development of evidence-based solutions to protect displaced populations, transforming abstract data into concrete tools for social policy.

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