Legislators, organizations, and authorities analyzed the salary contrasts of municipal police officers in Mexico, where Mexicali with 24 thousand pesos and San Pedro Garza García with 21 thousand are among those receiving the best wages; while Cuautitlán de García Barragán, in Jalisco, has the worst-paid officers at 2,300 pesos per month.
It was noted that studies by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) indicate that other municipalities with high salaries (18,000 net pesos or more) include Guadalajara, Irapuato, Monterrey, Querétaro, and Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz), the latter with a base salary of nearly 18,000 pesos net.
Among the municipalities that have managed to reverse the salary gap, the municipality of Mexicali stands out, having implemented the professionalization and dignification of its personnel in a way that could be replicated in other towns across the country, where there are uniformed officers who receive very low salaries and no type of social benefits or life insurance.
Seeking to dignify the work of police officers
In this regard, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality of Mexicali, Claudia Beltrán, stated that the salary backlog in the municipality has been reversed for 1,700 police officers, with an average salary of 24 thousand pesos per month.
"All police officers have been provided with life insurance, because it is impossible to demand that an agent who is committed, to our society, to the community, work without guaranteeing that if something happens to them in the line of duty..."
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Legislators, organizations, and authorities analyzed the salary disparities among municipal police officers in Mexico, where Mexicali, with 24,000 pesos, and San Pedro Garza García, with 21,000, are among those receiving the best salaries; while Cuautitlán de García Barragán, in Jalisco, has the worst-paid officers, earning 2,300 pesos per month. It was noted that studies by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) indicate that other municipalities with high salaries (18,000 net pesos or more) include Guadalajara, Irapuato, Monterrey, Querétaro, and Coatzacoalcos (Veracruz), the latter with a base salary of approximately 18,000 net pesos. Among the municipalities that have managed to reverse the salary gap, the municipality of Mexicali stands out, having implemented the professionalization and dignification of its personnel, a model that could be replicated in other towns across the country, where uniformed officers receive very low salaries and no social benefits or life insurance. Juchitán municipal police. Photo: Taken from videoIn this regard, the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality of Mexicali, Claudia Beltrán, stated that the salary backlog in the municipality has been reversed for 1,700 police officers, with an average salary of 24,000 pesos per month. "All police officers have been provided with life insurance, because it is impossible to demand that an agent who is committed to our society, to the community, work without guaranteeing that if something happens to them in the line of duty, their family will be protected," she noted. She indicated that efforts have been made to dignify police officers in this administration with Infonavit, so that all police officers in that border city can access a housing loan, which does not happen in many cities in the country, in addition to the fact that the creation of a police academy in Mexicali has already been approved. Likewise, an early retirement program has been promoted for older police officers or those with health problems, as well as support for the education of the officers' children. Municipal police officers. Photo: SpecialIt is worth noting that in various localities in the State of Mexico (such as Cuautitlán Izcalli or rural municipalities), officers receive starting salaries of around 8,000 pesos. It is noted that there is a widespread deficit in the country, with municipalities operating with fewer than one police officer per thousand inhabitants or lacking a formal police force altogether. A considerable percentage of agents do not receive new uniforms regularly, lack ongoing training, or work exhausting 24x24 or 48x48 hour shifts. According to a report by México Evalúa, the average salary ranges between 8,000 and 11,000 pesos per month, and it is estimated that nearly seven out of ten municipal police officers do not receive a dignified salary according to international standards. According to the analysis, the lowest salaries for municipal and state police are concentrated in states such as Tabasco, Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Veracruz, and Hidalgo, where officers earn an average of between 8,000 and 9,500 pesos per month, and even less than 4,000 pesos per two weeks in certain municipalities. You may be interested in:10 alleged members of a criminal cell operating in Michoacán arrested; two officers injuredMassacre in Mazatlán prison, another face of the Chapitos-Mayiza war; 12 dead in two days, including "El Owen"Ken Salazar questions ICE agents' actions against migrants; "what we are seeing today in the US is wrong" they say