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Michoacán state, Mexico: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Michoacán state

UCDP recorded 3 eventsP of organized violence in Michoacán state, Mexico in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 7P. The count for August 2026 was 5 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 49 eventsP in Michoacán state, Mexico. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 86P. The low estimate is 78 and the high estimate is 91P. UCDP counts 9P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 22 regions of Mexico with a page, Michoacán state has the 7th highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Michoacán state holds 2 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Mexico in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 217 events in Michoacán state. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 49P, which is down 77 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Mexico as a whole went from 3,005 to 2,462P, which is down 18 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 84 percentP of the events in Michoacán state in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Mexico, the share is 94 percentP.

Table 1. Michoacán state, Mexico: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events3549
Estimated deaths, best estimate7786
Low estimate of deaths7778
High estimate of deaths7791
Deaths of civilians019

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.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Michoacán state, Mexico on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

02550Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in Michoacán state 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. The figures are in Table 5.
Figure 2. Events in Michoacán state, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 49 events with 86 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Michoacán state: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP20P41P
Carteles Unidos2536
Jalisco Cartel New Generation4P9P
Jalisco Cartel New Generation, Los Blancos de Troya, Los de la Virgen, Group named for a person (name not shown)2536
Los Caballeros Templarios4P9P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

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

Second-level areas

The areas in Michoacán state that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Michoacán state in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Apatzingán municipality4P12P
Coahuayana municipality16
Cuitzeo municipality1P4P
Lázaro Cárdenas municipality2P3P
Morelia municipality13P19P
Tarímbaro municipality2P3P
Uruapan municipality7P11P
Zamora municipality4P10P
Zinapécuaro municipality1P3P
Ziracuaretiro municipality2P1P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Michoacán state: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict3P6%
Non-state conflict41P84%
One-sided violence against civilians5P10%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Michoacán state, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20263P7PCandidate Events
August 20265P7PCandidate Events
June 20263P7PCandidate Events
May 20261P1PCandidate Events
April 20262P2PCandidate Events
February 20264P6PCandidate Events
January 20266P20PCandidate Events
December 202516GED
November 202589GED
October 20251621GED
September 20251817GED
August 20251823GED
July 20252330GED
June 20252331GED
May 20252834GED
April 202555GED
March 202534GED
February 202532561GED
January 20252539GED
December 2024119GED
November 20241391GED
October 20241893GED
September 202423134GED
August 20242232GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Michoacán state, Mexico: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/mexico/michoacan-state/. 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 did UCDP record in Michoacán state, Mexico in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 3 eventsP of organized violence in Michoacán state, Mexico in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 5 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Michoacán state, Mexico in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 86P. The low estimate is 78 and the high estimate is 91P.

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. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.