Theft Incidents in Mexico by State (2015-2025)

This dataset contains monthly records of theft-related crimes reported across the 32 states of Mexico from January 2015 through June 2025. Sourced from the official open data portal of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) (gob.mx/sesnsp), the data categorizes theft by type and by whether the crime involved violence.<b>Dataset Fields:</b><br><code>PERIOD</code>: Reporting period in YYYY-MM-DD format.<code>STATE_ID</code>: Numeric identifier for each Mexican state.<code>STATE</code>: Name of the Mexican state.<code>CRIME</code>: Category of theft (e.g., "Bank robbery", "Motor vehicle theft").<code>MODALITY</code>: Indicates whether the crime was committed "With violence" or "Without violence".<code>TOTAL_CASES</code>: Number of reported incidents for the specified category, time, and location.<b>Supplementary Materials:</b><br>This dataset is part of a broader project that includes:A <b>Python script</b> that generates normalized bar charts to visualize the proportion of each theft type by modality. The script can be configured by <b>state</b> and <b>year</b>.A <code><strong>requirements.txt</strong></code> file listing Python dependencies for easy environment setup.A <b>sample figure</b> showing the distribution of thefts across Mexico for the year <b>2024</b>, illustrating modality-based crime patterns.<b>Potential Applications:</b><br>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.