From May 2024 to May 2025, Oaxaca recorded a 4 percent increase in the number of missing persons, or 760 more cases, according to the 2025 National Report on Missing Persons, prepared by the Red Lupa organization.
In the context of the commemoration of the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, which falls on August 30, it is noted that in 2025, 760 missing persons were registered in the state, in 2024, the total number rose to 730, and in 2023, the total number rose to 620.
This year, 468 men disappeared, representing 64.11 percent of the total, and 255 women, representing 34.93 percent.
“As of May 16, 2025, 133 people were under 18 years old when they disappeared, the majority of whom were boys, exactly 51.13 percent. Additionally, three girls were missing.”
It highlights that cases of disappearance in Oaxaca initially increased between 2007 and 2008, then the numbers decreased again until 2021, with 2022 being the year with the highest concentration of cases, with 110 people still missing.
It states that from 2023 to 2025, 51.05 percent of the cases of missing and unaccounted for persons are between 15 and 34 years old; there are also 34 cases without a reference age.
Furthermore, 20.78 percent of the cases of missing and unaccounted-for women during this period are between the ages of 15 and 19.
It indicates that the states with the lowest rates of increase in this crime in 2025 are: Nuevo León (4 percent), Puebla (4 percent), Oaxaca (4 percent), Tlaxcala (4 percent), Guerrero (3 percent), Jalisco (2 percent), Tamaulipas (2 percent), Veracruz (2 percent), Zacatecas (2 percent), Nayarit (2 percent), and Coahuila (1 percent), so their increases are below 7 percent.
Meanwhile, Baja California, Guanajuato, Tabasco, Hidalgo, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, and Aguascalientes showed an increase equal to or greater than 20 percent.
It emphasizes that the state of Yucatán is the only one with a 5 percent decrease in cases compared to what was reported in 2024.
It notes that the number of missing women increased in all 32 states in the country. In six states, the increase exceeded 20 percent in the number of missing girls and women during the period analyzed: Campeche, Mexico City, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Guanajuato, and Zacatecas.
It reports that Oaxaca de Juárez has the highest number of missing persons cases. As of May 2025, it continued to be the municipality with the most cases, increasing from 170 to 165 cases.
It also highlights that the municipality of Juchitán ranks fourth with 19 cases for 2025, leaving the municipality of Loma Bonita behind.
The municipalities with the highest number of cases are: Oaxaca de Juárez with 165, San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec with 44, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán with 28, Santa Lucía del Camino with 17, and Juchitán de Zaragoza with 19.
Source: nvinoticias
