Oaxaca Tourist Safety Map and Index

Name: Oaxaca Tourist Safety Map and Index quarterly dataset
Creator: Monte Albán Heritage Center

Last updated 30 September 2026

CautionRelaxedNot rated by MAHCTourist destinations

Statewide baseline · September 2026
Initial municipal baseline is anchored to the current SESNSP intentional-homicide signal through September 2026, with MAHC overrides where a place already has a fuller safety review. It is a starting point for quarterly movement, not a claim that unreported incidents never occur.

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Show change from previous quarter

0 improved · 0 declined · 42 unchanged

0 improved · 0 declined · 16 unchanged

This is the first stored quarter.

Quarterly findings

Current · Q3 2026

0 improved · 0 declined · 42 unchanged

Highest index: Monte Albán · 89/100
Lowest index: Central de Abastos · 10/100

Suggested citation

Monte Albán Heritage Center. “Oaxaca Tourist Safety Map and Index.” Q3 2026 edition, reviewed 30 September 2026. https://montealbanoaxaca.com/oaxaca-tourist-safety-map-and-index/

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Method

This index is local visitor guidance, not official crime statistics. Each quarter, local news and official releases are reviewed; duplicate reports of one incident are merged, seriousness is weighted, and reports that cannot be tied to a specific destination are excluded. Official INEGI municipality boundaries control statewide colored areas. Gold-star markers distinguish tourist destinations without extending their scores to neighboring municipalities. Oaxaca City barrios retain a finer detail layer. The provisional municipal baseline works as follows: quiet/no-signal municipalities begin high, sparse isolated cases are down-weighted, and sustained serious-incidence signals reduce the score. Tourist destinations keep the fuller multi-source MAHC review. The state outline uses published Natural Earth Admin-1 geometry embedded directly in the map.