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Baja California state: conflict events in May 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data for Baja California state, Mexico. Country-wide report: Mexico, May 2026.

22events30 the month before
10est. deathsrange 9–25
0civilian deaths

Baja California state, Mexico saw 22 recorded events and 10 estimated deaths in May 2026. That is -27% compared with 30 events the month before. The death toll range is 9 to 25.

100% of the month's events were non-state conflict.

The most active pairing was Jalisco Cartel New Generation - Sinaloa Cartel with 18 events.

Where events happened

2026-05-31: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (2 deaths)2026-05-31: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (1 deaths)2026-05-31: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (1 deaths)2026-05-31: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (2 deaths)2026-05-29: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-26: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-24: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-24: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-24: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-23: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-19: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-18: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (1 deaths)2026-05-18: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (1 deaths)2026-05-17: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (1 deaths)2026-05-15: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (1 deaths)2026-05-14: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-11: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-10: Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel (0 deaths)2026-05-06: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-05-05: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-05-03: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)2026-05-01: Unidentified armed group vs Unidentified armed group (0 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Baja California state, May 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, May 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
31 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		2
31 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		2
31 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		1
31 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		1
0–1
18 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		1
18 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		1
17 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		1
15 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		1
29 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		0
0–1
26 May 2026Tijuana municipality
Baja California state		Jalisco Cartel New Generation vs Sinaloa Cartel
Non-state		0
0–1

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Jalisco Cartel New Generation1810
Sinaloa Cartel1810
Unidentified armed group80

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.