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Zihuatanejo's homicide rate is one of the highest in Mexico, with one source stating a rate of 61.3 homicides per 100,000 people in the year leading up to August 30, 2025. Another report from late July 2025 indicated an even higher rate of 75.6 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants based on data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP). These figures place the municipality among the most violent in the country. The murder rate in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) was \(1.19\) per \(100,000\) people in 2023, a drop of over 20% from the previous year. In 2023, there were 54 homicides in the Montreal area, down from 66 in 2022. The rate was below two homicides per 100,000 for the first time since 2019.

I'm curious Is the homicide rate in Ixtapa less than Zihuatanejo? Is Ixtapa safer than Zihuatanejo?

Ixtapa is considered Zihuatanejo. There is no separate township. As a property owner in Ixtapa, I see the biggest threat to Ixtapa coming from the hundreds of Casas Geo allowed to be built on wetlands behind Ixtapa. That's where much of the criminal element is located who have easy access to the rest of Ixtapa. We are considering selling before things get much worse there and property values decline.

IMHO, the safest place to live is where we are on the waterfront in downtown Zihuatanejo not far from the Mexican navy.