Between January and September 2025, 326 people died in traffic-related incidents in Mexico City, according to the third quarterly Traffic Incidents report issued by the Secretariat of Mobility (Semovi). Of that total, 155 were motorcyclists, representing nearly half of all deaths recorded during the period.
The document, compiled using information from the C5, the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC), and the Office of the Attorney General (FGJ), notes that the total number of fatalities in 2025 was 14% lower than in the same period of 2024, although 38% higher than in 2019, the year in which these quarterly reports began to be published and when 60 biker deaths were recorded.
Motorcyclists accounted for nearly half of traffic deaths
From January to September 2025, motorcyclists recorded 155 fatalities. They were followed by pedestrians, with 83 deaths; passengers in motor vehicles, with 53; drivers, with 29; and cyclists, with six.
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Likewise, during the third quarter of the year, motorcyclists also topped the statistics with 50 of the 101 people who died in that period, representing 49.5% of quarterly fatalities.
The historical trend included in the report shows that between 2019 and 2025, the proportion of deceased motorcyclists increased steadily. In the third quarter of 2019, this group accounted for approximately two out of every ten victims; by the same period in 2025, the proportion rose to around five out of every ten.
Farewell to biker run over in Iztapalapa
Family members and friends of Roberto Hernández, the motorcyclist who was run over last Saturday in Iztapalapa by the person driving a blue Honda car with license plates E85 BPC, said goodbye this Tuesday to the 52-year-old man.
The case went viral after motorists recorded video showing Roberto being struck by the driver, falling off his motorcycle, and then being dragged for more than two kilometers; despite calls for the driver to stop and assist the victim, the driver continued until the body was finally thrown free.
Videos, images of the license plates, and the name of the alleged owner of the vehicle circulated on social media. The car was located this Monday in the Ciudad Lago neighborhood, in the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl, very close to the supposed owner’s home.
In response to the spread of photographs and mentions of the woman in whose name the car is registered, in San Juan de Aragón, the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office released a statement specifying that it had opened an investigation.
“The vehicle involved has been identified, as well as the license plates and the person in whose name it is registered. However, at this time there is no certainty regarding the identity of who was driving it at the time of the events, so investigative actions are ongoing to clarify the case.”
Eight out of ten victims were men
According to the quarterly report, eight out of every ten people who died between January and September 2025 were men. Of the 326 fatalities recorded during that period, 259 were male.
It was also reported that most fatal victims were between 18 and 45 years old.
Collisions were the main type of incident associated with traffic-related deaths. Between January and September 2025, 49% of fatalities died in a collision.
However, skids accounted for 24% of the cumulative deaths during the period. The report specifies that all fatal skid victims were motorcycle occupants.
Most fatal incidents occurred at night and on weekends
The report also notes that 54% of fatal traffic incidents between January and September 2025 occurred on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
In terms of time of day, 62% of fatal incidents were recorded between 6:00 p.m. and 5:59 a.m. This pattern was repeated during the third quarter of the year.
Dangerous roadways
Regarding where the deaths occurred in the city, the document reveals that three out of every ten fatal traffic incidents recorded between January and September 2025 occurred on major arterial roads and controlled-access highways.
The roadways with the highest number of fatal traffic incidents were Anillo Periférico, with 34 cases, and Circuito Interior, with 13.
Also notable were Eje 3 Oriente and Eje 5 Sur, with nine incidents each; Eje Central, with eight; Eje 8 Sur, with seven; and Calzada de Tlalpan and the Mexico–Toluca federal highway, with six cases each.
Biker deaths by year
- 2019: 60 motorcyclists
- 2020: 88 motorcyclists
- 2021: 107 motorcyclists
- 2022: 147 motorcyclists
- 2023: 134 motorcyclists
- 2024: 171 motorcyclists
- 2025: 155 motorcyclists
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