Rosa Icela Rodríguez highlights 10 fundamental changes under President López Obrador's Administration

Rosa Icela Rodríguez Velázquez, the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection of Mexico, emphasized that during the Fourth Transformation (4T), 10 significant changes were achieved, such as reducing the number of crime victims and poverty. These accomplishments are expected to serve as the foundation for the upcoming administration of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo. During a press conference yesterday, Rodríguez stated that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's administration had prioritized a culture of peace over a culture of war.

The 10 changes of the Fourth Transformation to shape Sheinbaum's Government

Rodríguez underscored that these 10 changes are based on data from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) following the transformation promoted by López Obrador.

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• Crime and poverty reduction

Between 2018 and 2022, 27 states experienced a simultaneous decrease in crime victimization rates and poverty percentages. In Tlaxcala and the State of Mexico, poverty increased while crime decreased, and in Coahuila, Yucatán, and Nuevo León, poverty decreased while crime prevalence increased.

• Decrease in theft and extortion

The second change noted was a 12.7 percentage point drop in households affected by theft or extortion in cities across the country in the first half of 2024, compared to the same period in 2018.

• Improved perception of security

The third point highlighted a 14.3 percentage point decrease in the perception of insecurity among the population. While in December 2018, 73.7% considered their city unsafe, by June 2024, that number had dropped to 59.4%. "This means that more and more people feel safe living in their city," she reiterated.

• Better Outlook on Crime

The fourth point is the improved outlook on national security, with a 17.8 percentage point reduction in the number of people who believed crime would stay the same or worsen. The percentage fell from 68.3% in 2018 to 50.5% in 2024, the lowest level recorded in 43 quarters.

• Favorable perception of authorities' performance

Rodríguez noted in the fifth point that despite its recent creation, the National Guard is recognized by nine out of ten adults, compared to just three at the start of its operations. Moreover, 74.1% consider its performance effective in their communities.

• Corruption Reduction

As the sixth change, the Secretary pointed out that between 2019 and 2023, the national rate of corruption incidents experienced by the population per 100,000 inhabitants dropped by 16.6%, equating to 5,062 fewer acts of corruption.

In seventh place, between 2017 and 2023, the proportion of adults perceiving frequent corruption decreased by 8.8% nationwide.

• Increased trust in leadership

In the eighth point, as of March of this year, 53.5% of the adult population expressed the highest level of trust in President López Obrador, marking the highest confidence percentage among national authorities.

• Government Trust

The ninth change indicated that the government institution most trusted by the population is the Mexican government, with 59.1% expressing this sentiment.

As the tenth point, in the previous year, 54% of Mexicans reported a high or moderately high level of trust in their government, according to the OECD. This figure surpasses the average trust percentage of 39% among OECD countries, positioning Mexico just below Switzerland and Luxembourg.

Información originalmente publicada en El Heraldo de México.