Mexico has a high average of crimes per 100,000 inhabitants Number of crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in Mexico per Federal Entity in 2008 22846 Distrito Federal 20375 Sonora 15940 15922 15856 15639 15336 15090 14125 Coahuila Aguascalientes Baja California Mexico Chihuahua Baja California Sur Jalisco 12705 12580 12280 12024 11123 10958 10799 Michoacan Nuevo Leon Colima Quintana Roo Queretaro Guanajuato Nayarit 9568 9367 8919 Hidalgo San Luis Potosi Morelos 7987 7749 7460 Durango Puebla Sinaloa 6374 6308 6292 6118 5372 5135 4378 3715 Guerrero Campeche Zacatecas Tlaxcala Oaxaca Yucatan Veracruz Chiapas 0 5750 Source: Instituto Ciudadano de Estudios sobre la Inseguridad 11500 17250 23000