Sonora reverses decades of neglect with record results
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Alfonso Durazo Montaño, the governor of Sonora, Mexico, reported that his administration has reversed decades of neglect in the state through investments in security, wellbeing, health, and infrastructure.
During his first five years in office, Durazo’s government reduced intentional homicides by 68.2 percent compared to September 2021, a time when the crime had reached a 30-year high. The state increased the size of its police force from 850 to over 2,000 officers and added 923 patrol vehicles.
The government also lifted 456,000 people out of poverty and now provides social benefits to over one million residents, with an annual investment of approximately 20 billion pesos. In housing, more than 29,300 homes are currently under construction as part of a plan to build 67,000 homes. Sonora invested over 17 billion pesos in building ten new hospitals, increasing hospital bed capacity by 90 percent.
The state also invested over 20 billion pesos in road infrastructure between 2021 and 2026, improving connections to neighboring Chihuahua and the United States border. Additionally, Sonora is developing sustainable energy projects, including a photovoltaic plant in Puerto Peñasco with a total investment of $1.64 billion.
