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Jalisco Cartel New Generation: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 610 eventsP that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 812P.

The low estimate is 390 and the high estimate is 1,069P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 2 countries.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Jalisco Cartel New Generation has the 12th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Jalisco Cartel New Generation is one of the two sides in 3 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 1,073 events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 610P, which is down 43 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 100 percentP of the events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 24 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Jalisco Cartel New Generation on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 202645P12P
Aug 202635P21P
Jul 202647P38P
Jun 202640P34P
May 202658P29P
Apr 202647P45P
Mar 202651P79P
Feb 202647P17P
Jan 202685P75P
Dec 20255049
Nov 202552158
Oct 202553255
Sep 202595113
Aug 202567319
Jul 20255340
Jun 202535294
May 2025101103
Apr 20256258
Mar 202591111
Feb 2025117113
Jan 20251361,614
Dec 202474114
Nov 2024124143
Oct 2024118186

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Guatemala57
Mexico605P805P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Baja California stateMexico140P
Chiapas stateMexico4P
Colima stateMexico6
Guanajuato stateMexico434P
Huehuetenango departmentGuatemala4
Michoacán stateMexico4P
Tabasco stateMexico11P
Zacatecas stateMexico3P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 610 events with 812 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
La Barredora11P19P
La Familia1P8P
Los Caballeros Templarios4P9P
Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel433P509P
Sinaloa Cartel160P266P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Jalisco Cartel New Generation: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict00%
Non-state conflict609Pover 99%
One-sided violence against civilians1Punder 1%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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ConflictStats. Jalisco Cartel New Generation: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/jalisco-cartel-new-generation/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 610 eventsP that involve Jalisco Cartel New Generation in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Guatemala and Mexico.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.