Theft Incidents in Mexico by State (2015-2025)

<p dir="ltr">This dataset contains monthly records of theft-related crimes reported across the 32 states of Mexico from January 2015 through August 2025. Sourced from the official open data portal of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), the data categorizes theft by type and by whether the crime involved violence.</p><h3>Dataset Fields</h3><ul><li>PERIOD: Reporting period in YYYY-MM-DD format.</li><li>STATE_ID: Numeric identifier for each Mexican state.</li><li>STATE: Name of the Mexican state.</li><li>CRIME: Category of theft (e.g., "Bank robbery", "Motor vehicle theft").</li><li>CRIME_ES: Original crime category name in Spanish, as provided in the source data.</li><li>MODALITY: Indicates whether the crime was committed "With violence" or "Without violence".</li><li>TOTAL_CASES: Number of reported incidents for the specified category, time, and location.</li></ul><h3>Supplementary Materials</h3><p dir="ltr">This dataset is part of a broader project that includes:</p><ul><li>A Python script with two main functions:Both functions are illustrated with sample charts included in the materials.</li><li><ul><li>Function 1 generates normalized bar charts to visualize the proportion of each theft type by modality, configurable by state and year.</li><li>Function 2 produces a stacked bar chart with an STL-based trend line to show the evolution of a specific crime over time, configurable by state and crime.</li></ul></li><li>A requirements.txt file listing Python dependencies for easy environment setup.</li></ul><h3>Potential Applications</h3><p dir="ltr">Ideal for researchers, data analysts, and policy professionals, this dataset supports the study of crime trends, regional disparities in theft modalities, and the evaluation of public security policies.</p><h3>Source</h3><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.gob.mx/sesnsp/acciones-y-programas/datos-abiertos-de-incidencia-delictiva" rel="noopener" target="_new">https://www.gob.mx/sesnsp/acciones-y-programas/datos-abiertos-de-incidencia-delictiva</a></p>