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Veracruz

High

Mexico · Mexican state · capital Xalapa

Risk score
67
composite (0–110)
Homicides / 100k
14
annual rate
Population
8,062,600
Active groups
2
with known territorial presence

Situation

Gulf coast trafficking & migrant route. World's deadliest state for journalists in past decade.

Cyber incidents

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  • ResolvedGovernmentData leak · State · Mar 12, 2024
    Veracruz state government data leak
    Target: Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz · Xalapa

    State payroll, vendor contracts and citizen-service records exposed via a misconfigured admin portal. State-level cybersecurity unit took 9 days to confirm; opposition lawmakers requested federal audit.

Political integrity

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  • ConvictedEmbezzlement · Sep 26, 2018~$2.6B MXN
    Javier Duarte — Veracruz embezzlement, ~$2.6B MXN
    Javier Duarte (Governor of Veracruz 2010-16) · PRI
    Sectors: finance, health

    Fled to Guatemala 2016, captured 2017, extradited to MX. Pleaded guilty to organized crime + money laundering. Pemex / IMSS / health-system fund diversions, ghost employees, fake-medicine procurement (chemo saline).

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Active armed groups

Coordinates

Lat
19.17
Lon
-96.13