INEGI’s national victimization survey, ENVIPE, measures the share of crimes that are never reported or never investigated. INEGI calls it the “cifra oculta o cifra negra” (hidden or dark figure). In the 2024 edition, covering 2023, it was 92.9 percent.
Among the reasons for not reporting that INEGI attributes to the authorities, victims named “pérdida de tiempo” (a waste of time) at 34.4 percent, “desconfianza en la autoridad” (distrust of the authorities) at 12.7 percent, and “trámites largos y difíciles” (long and difficult procedures) at 9.8 percent.