Iztapalapa leads Mexico City with 291 property dispossession cases in first half of 2026

Iztapalapa, a borough in Mexico City, leads the capital with 291 open investigations into property dispossession during the first half of 2026, according to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP).

Gustavo A. Madero borough ranks second with 217 investigations, followed by Cuauhtémoc with 205. Coyoacán reported 138 cases, and Álvaro Obregón had 135. Benito Juárez is sixth with 133 cases. In this borough, a resident of the Del Valle neighborhood denounced an attempted dispossession on July 21, prompting neighbors to mobilize and protest.

Following the denunciation to the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City (FGJ), residents from Benito Juárez and other boroughs met with the head of the FGJ, Bertha Alcalde Luján, on July 29. The two women accused of dispossession, identified as Virginia "N" and Diana "N", were arrested the same day in a business in the Doctores neighborhood. A day later, they were placed in preventive custody, with a hearing scheduled for August 4 to determine if they will be formally charged with dispossession.

Other boroughs with significant numbers of investigations include Tlalpan (131), Venustiano Carranza (120), and Xochimilco (117). Iztacalco recorded 104 cases, while Tláhuac and Azcapotzalco each had 94. Miguel Hidalgo reported 82 cases. Milpa Alta had 38 investigations, and Cuajimalpa and Magdalena Contreras each had 32. Three cases were not specified by borough.