{"version":"1","article":{"id":"mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","slug":"mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025?lang=en","title":"Mexico opened 2.06 million investigation files in 2025, with 2.92 million procedures pending","summary":"INEGI counted federal and state prosecutor records: openings fell 3.5% year on year, while unresolved procedures at year-end rose 10.4%.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-04T13:00:06+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-04T13:00:06+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Mexico National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), press release 94/26","url":"https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/saladeprensa/noticia/11254","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"},{"name":"INEGI, Results Report 43/26 for the Federal and State National Census of Justice System Prosecution (corrected file, 2 October 2026)","url":"https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2026/cnpjf/CNPJE-F2025_RR.pdf","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mexico-prosecutors-investigation-files-pending-2025?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"mexico-investigation-files-and-pending-procedures-2025","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Meksika soruşturma dosyaları ve bekleyen işlemler, 2025","en":"Mexico investigation files and pending procedures, 2025","ar":"ملفات التحقيق والإجراءات المعلقة في المكسيك، 2025","fr":"Dossiers d’enquête et procédures en attente au Mexique, 2025","es":"Carpetas de investigación y procedimientos pendientes en México, 2025"},"description":{"tr":"INEGI’nin federal FGR ve eyalet FGE kurumlarından derlediği soruşturma dosyası, karar ve yıl sonu bekleyen prosedür sayıları.","en":"Investigation-file, decision and year-end pending-procedure counts reported to INEGI by the federal FGR and state FGE offices.","ar":"أعداد ملفات التحقيق والقرارات والإجراءات المعلقة في نهاية العام التي أبلغت بها الجهات الاتحادية والولائية المعهد الوطني للإحصاء والجغرافيا.","fr":"Nombres de dossiers, décisions et procédures en attente déclarés à l’INEGI par le FGR fédéral et les services des États.","es":"Recuentos de carpetas, determinaciones y procedimientos pendientes comunicados al INEGI por la FGR federal y las fiscalías estatales."},"methodology":{"tr":"Sayılar INEGI basın açıklaması 94/26 ve düzeltilmiş 2 Ekim tarihli Sonuç Raporu 43/26’dan alınmıştır. 2025 yıllık referans dönemidir; 2026 program adı, toplama ve yayın yılıdır. Sayım kapsamı FGR (federal) ile 32 FGE’yi (eyalet) içerir. Açılan dosyalar akış, yıl sonunda bekleyen prosedürler stoku, karar/sonuç sayıları ise yıl içinde kaydedilen olaylardır; eyalet ve federal referans birimleri her tabloda aynı değildir. FGR tamamlayıcı soruşturma aşaması için veri vermediğinden bu kurumun ilgili karar ve bekleyen sayıları ilk aşama kapsamındadır. Bu nedenle farklı kategoriler toplanamaz veya dosyalarla bire bir eşleştirilemez. Bütçe tutarları bu blokta yer almaz; kayıtlı veri birimleriyle sınırlı olarak sayım ve yüzdeler gösterilir.","en":"Figures come from INEGI press release 94/26 and the results report 43/26 in its corrected 2 October file. 2025 is the annual reference period; 2026 is the census program, collection and publication year. Coverage includes the federal FGR and 32 state FGE offices. Opened files are a flow, year-end pending procedures a stock, and decisions/conclusions are events recorded during the year; reference units are not identical between federal and state tables. The FGR did not provide complementary-investigation-stage process data, so its related decision and pending figures cover the initial stage only. Categories therefore cannot be added together or matched one-for-one to files. Budget amounts are omitted from this data block; it presents counts and percentages using registered units.","ar":"المصدر هو بيان INEGI الصحفي 94/26 وتقرير النتائج 43/26 في ملفه المصحح بتاريخ 2 أكتوبر. عام 2025 هو فترة المرجع السنوية؛ أما 2026 فهو عام البرنامج والجمع والنشر. يشمل النطاق المكتب الاتحادي FGR و32 مكتب ادعاء ولائياً FGE. فتح الملفات تدفق سنوي، والإجراءات المعلقة في نهاية العام مخزون، والقرارات/النتائج أحداث مسجلة خلال العام؛ ووحدات المرجع ليست متماثلة بين الجداول الاتحادية والولائية. لم يقدم FGR بيانات مرحلة التحقيق التكميلي، لذا تغطي أرقامه ذات الصلة المرحلة الأولية فقط. لا يجوز جمع الفئات أو مطابقتها واحداً لواحد بالملفات. حُذفت مبالغ الميزانية من مجموعة البيانات هذه؛ فهي تعرض الأعداد والنسب بوحدات مسجلة.","fr":"Les chiffres proviennent du communiqué 94/26 de l’INEGI et du rapport de résultats 43/26 dans son fichier corrigé du 2 octobre. 2025 est la période annuelle de référence ; 2026 est l’année du programme, de la collecte et de la publication. Le périmètre comprend le FGR fédéral et les 32 services des États (FGE). Les dossiers ouverts sont un flux, les procédures en attente à la fin de l’année un stock et les décisions/conclusions des événements enregistrés pendant l’année ; les unités de référence diffèrent selon les tableaux fédéraux et étatiques. Le FGR n’a pas fourni de données sur l’étape complémentaire, de sorte que ses chiffres associés couvrent l’étape initiale seulement. Les catégories ne peuvent donc pas être additionnées ni rapprochées dossier par dossier. Les montants budgétaires sont omis de ce bloc, qui présente des décomptes et pourcentages avec les unités enregistrées.","es":"Las cifras proceden del comunicado 94/26 del INEGI y del reporte de resultados 43/26 en su archivo corregido el 2 de octubre. 2025 es el periodo anual de referencia; 2026 es el año del programa, la recopilación y la publicación. La cobertura incluye la FGR federal y las 32 fiscalías estatales (FGE). Las carpetas abiertas son un flujo, los procedimientos pendientes al cierre son un saldo y las determinaciones/conclusiones son eventos registrados durante el año; las unidades de referencia no son idénticas entre las tablas federal y estatal. La FGR no entregó datos de procesos de la etapa complementaria, por lo que sus cifras relacionadas cubren solo la etapa inicial. Las categorías no se pueden sumar ni emparejar una a una con carpetas. Se omiten los importes presupuestarios de este bloque, que presenta recuentos y porcentajes con unidades registradas."},"items":[{"label":{"tr":"Açılan soruşturma dosyaları, toplam","en":"Investigation files opened, total","ar":"ملفات التحقيق المفتوحة، الإجمالي","fr":"Dossiers d’enquête ouverts, total","es":"Carpetas de investigación abiertas, total"},"value":2064775,"unit":"count","period":"2025","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"mexico-investigation-files-opened","unitCode":"count","geography":"mexico","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"FGR tarafından açılan dosyalar","en":"Files opened by the FGR","ar":"الملفات التي فتحها المكتب الاتحادي","fr":"Dossiers ouverts par le FGR","es":"Carpetas abiertas por la FGR"},"value":84144,"unit":"count","period":"2025","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"mexico-fgr-investigation-files-opened","unitCode":"count","geography":"mexico","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Eyalet FGE kurumlarınca açılan dosyalar","en":"Files opened by state FGE offices","ar":"الملفات التي فتحتها مكاتب الادعاء الولائية","fr":"Dossiers ouverts par les services étatiques FGE","es":"Carpetas abiertas por fiscalías estatales FGE"},"value":1980631,"unit":"count","period":"2025","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"mexico-state-investigation-files-opened","unitCode":"count","geography":"mexico","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Dosya açılışlarının yıllık değişimi","en":"Year-on-year change in file openings","ar":"التغير السنوي في فتح الملفات","fr":"Variation annuelle des ouvertures de dossiers","es":"Variación interanual de aperturas de 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التحقيق التكميلي","fr":"Décisions des États, étape d’enquête complémentaire","es":"Determinaciones estatales, etapa complementaria"},"value":225936,"unit":"count","period":"2025","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"mexico-state-investigation-complementary-stage-decisions","unitCode":"count","geography":"mexico","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Yıl sonunda bekleyen prosedürler, federal ve eyalet","en":"Procedures pending at year-end, federal and state","ar":"إجراءات معلقة في نهاية العام، اتحادية وولائية","fr":"Procédures en attente en fin d’année, fédéral et États","es":"Procedimientos pendientes al cierre, federal y estatal"},"value":2916624,"unit":"count","period":"2025","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"mexico-investigation-procedures-pending","unitCode":"count","geography":"mexico","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"stock","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Bekleyen prosedürlerin yıllık 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fiscalías"},"value":1.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2025","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"mexico-prosecution-real-budget-yoy","unitCode":"percent","geography":"mexico","frequency":"annual","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}],"sourceUrls":["https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/saladeprensa/noticia/11254","https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/saladeprensa/boletines/2026/cnpjf/CNPJE-F2025_RR.pdf"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-04T03:24:20+03:00"}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"mexico-investigation-files-and-pending-procedures-2025","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and 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The count was 3.5% below 2024. The federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported 84,144 new files and the state prosecution offices (FGE) reported 1,980,631. The federal share was 4.1% and the state share 95.9%. These figures describe administrative workload recorded by prosecution institutions. They are not counts of court cases, verified criminal incidents or people convicted, and the distinction matters when interpreting a census of agency activity.","The opened files contained 2,102,812 recorded offenses, 4.5% fewer than in 2024, according to INEGI. An investigation file may contain more than one offense, so offense records and file openings are different measures. The institute said 98.5% of the files concerned adult criminal justice and 1.5% juvenile justice. The FGR does not handle juvenile proceedings, so that category applies to state offices. Among state agencies, the State of Mexico accounted for 17.0% of files opened, Mexico City 10.2% and Guanajuato 7.8%. This distribution reflects each office’s reported file volume. It is not a population-adjusted crime rate or a ranking of prosecutor effectiveness, and the published totals do not establish why the number of openings changed.","The report separately counted decisions or conclusions recorded during the year in files at the initial-investigation stage. There were 1,904,464 such entries: 104,334 attributed to the FGR and 1,800,130 to state offices. State prosecutors also reported 225,936 decisions or conclusions in the complementary-investigation stage. These are not simply files opened and closed during 2025; decisions made during the year may relate to files opened in earlier years. INEGI also defines the reference unit differently across levels. For the FGR it uses a file based on the principal offense and principal responsible person; for state agencies, decisions can be counted by procedures associated with victims, accused people and offenses. One file can therefore generate more than one state-level decision. The totals should not be matched one-for-one against annual openings.","At the end of 2025, agencies reported 2,916,624 procedures still pending in investigation files, 10.4% more than a year earlier. The count included 2,889,673 adult-criminal-justice procedures and 26,951 juvenile-justice procedures. State agencies accounted for 2,884,601; the FGR reported 32,023. The federal count, however, covers pending procedures only at the initial-investigation stage because the FGR said it lacked information on its complementary-stage processes. The state figure includes both initial and complementary stages. Pending procedures can also come from files opened in earlier years, rather than only from the 2025 openings. These administrative records should not be equated with a count of unique legal cases or described as a directly comparable backlog without explaining the scope difference.","The FGR and state offices exercised a combined 81,209.1 million pesos in 2025 at current prices: 20,345.6 million for the FGR and 60,863.5 million for the states. At prices of the second half of July 2018, the real total was 57,930.3 million pesos, split between 14,513.5 million federal and 43,416.8 million state. The real total was 1.7% higher than in 2024; real FGR spending fell 1.1% and state spending rose 2.7%. Current-price and constant-price values use different price bases. INEGI replaced the report file on October 2 to remove incorrect statements on pages 10–12 saying Guanajuato’s prosecutor office had not supplied data on investigative police staff; the office had supplied the data, which were included in the results published on October 1. The correction changed those statements, not the national totals used here."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"INEGI counted federal and state prosecutor records: openings fell 3.5% year on year, while unresolved procedures at year-end rose 10.4%.\n\nMexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) reported that federal and state prosecution agencies opened 2,064,775 investigation files in 2025, in results released on October 1, 2026. The count was 3.5% below 2024. The federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported 84,144 new files and the state prosecution offices (FGE) reported 1,980,631. The federal share was 4.1% and the state share 95.9%. These figures describe administrative workload recorded by prosecution institutions. They are not counts of court cases, verified criminal incidents or people convicted, and the distinction matters when interpreting a census of agency activity.\n\nThe opened files contained 2,102,812 recorded offenses, 4.5% fewer than in 2024, according to INEGI. An investigation file may contain more than one offense, so offense records and file openings are different measures. The institute said 98.5% of the files concerned adult criminal justice and 1.5% juvenile justice. The FGR does not handle juvenile proceedings, so that category applies to state offices. Among state agencies, the State of Mexico accounted for 17.0% of files opened, Mexico City 10.2% and Guanajuato 7.8%. This distribution reflects each office’s reported file volume. It is not a population-adjusted crime rate or a ranking of prosecutor effectiveness, and the published totals do not establish why the number of openings changed.\n\nThe report separately counted decisions or conclusions recorded during the year in files at the initial-investigation stage. There were 1,904,464 such entries: 104,334 attributed to the FGR and 1,800,130 to state offices. State prosecutors also reported 225,936 decisions or conclusions in the complementary-investigation stage. These are not simply files opened and closed during 2025; decisions made during the year may relate to files opened in earlier years. INEGI also defines the reference unit differently across levels. For the FGR it uses a file based on the principal offense and principal responsible person; for state agencies, decisions can be counted by procedures associated with victims, accused people and offenses. One file can therefore generate more than one state-level decision. The totals should not be matched one-for-one against annual openings.\n\nAt the end of 2025, agencies reported 2,916,624 procedures still pending in investigation files, 10.4% more than a year earlier. The count included 2,889,673 adult-criminal-justice procedures and 26,951 juvenile-justice procedures. State agencies accounted for 2,884,601; the FGR reported 32,023. The federal count, however, covers pending procedures only at the initial-investigation stage because the FGR said it lacked information on its complementary-stage processes. The state figure includes both initial and complementary stages. Pending procedures can also come from files opened in earlier years, rather than only from the 2025 openings. These administrative records should not be equated with a count of unique legal cases or described as a directly comparable backlog without explaining the scope difference.\n\nThe FGR and state offices exercised a combined 81,209.1 million pesos in 2025 at current prices: 20,345.6 million for the FGR and 60,863.5 million for the states. At prices of the second half of July 2018, the real total was 57,930.3 million pesos, split between 14,513.5 million federal and 43,416.8 million state. The real total was 1.7% higher than in 2024; real FGR spending fell 1.1% and state spending rose 2.7%. Current-price and constant-price values use different price bases. INEGI replaced the report file on October 2 to remove incorrect statements on pages 10–12 saying Guanajuato’s prosecutor office had not supplied data on investigative police staff; the office had supplied the data, which were included in the results published on October 1. The correction changed those statements, not the national totals used here.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}