Homicides in Mexico declined last year to the lowest level since 2016, according to preliminary 2023 data published by the national statistics agency INEGI. There were 31,062 homicides in 2023, INEGI said Thursday, a 6.7% decline compared to the 33,287 recorded in 2022. The 2022 tally was revised upward from a preliminary count of 32,223. Comparing the preliminary data for 2022 and 2023, the decline in murders last year was a more modest 3.6%. INEGI data shows that homicide numbers fell for a third consecutive year in 2023 after reaching an all-time high of 36,773 in 2020.