LAKENSecurity risk, read block by block.
LAKEN produces public security analysis reports for companies, investors, and institutions operating in Mexico. We combine official crime statistics, census and social-lag data, and local press monitoring into clear, site-level assessments you can act on.
Ground truth for decisions that depend on where.
LAKEN is a public security consultancy. We give decision-makers a grounded view of the risks around their people, assets, and investments, from the next quarter to the next decade.
Local first
Municipal statistics only tell part of the story. We read each site against the blocks around it, the local press, and the conditions on the ground.
Honest about the data
Every report states what the sources can and cannot show, including coverage gaps and matching limits, so no figure carries more weight than it should.
Built to be used
Findings end in a recommendation and a due-diligence checklist, written for operations, real estate, and security teams.
What we deliver
Standard formats you can subscribe to, or a custom study scoped to your sites and questions.
Municipal security brief
- Cadence
- Monthly
- Delivered as
- PDF brief
A monthly read of SESNSP incidence for the municipalities you care about, with trend breaks, category shifts, and the press events behind them.
- Homicide, robbery, extortion and kidnapping series
- Year-over-year and peer-municipality comparison
- Analyst notes on what changed and why
Site risk assessment
- Cadence
- Per site
- Delivered as
- PDF report and map
A radius study around a plant, store, office, or property, combining crime context, socioeconomic level, social lag, services, and access routes.
- AGEB-level NSE and CONEVAL social lag
- Nearby hospitals, clinics, and police presence
- Weighted decision matrix and recommendation
Real estate due diligence
- Cadence
- Per property
- Delivered as
- PDF report and map
A pre-purchase read of a home, development, or commercial property, covering the security record, neighborhood consistency, market condition, and the services a buyer or tenant will rely on.
- Crime context and local press history for the area
- Block-level social lag and socioeconomic profile
- Pricing, rental performance, and growth outlook
Press and event monitoring
- Cadence
- Ongoing
- Delivered as
- Alerts and event log
Systematic tracking of regional and national media for incidents near your operations, filtered for relevance and summarized in plain language.
- Dated event log by location
- Escalation flags for serious incidents
- Spanish and English sources
Corridor and expansion studies
- Cadence
- By project
- Delivered as
- Report and interactive map
Comparative assessments for site selection, logistics routes, and market entry, ranking candidate locations on security and operating conditions.
- Side-by-side location comparison
- Route and corridor risk context
- Interactive map delivered with the report
What a LAKEN report reads like
An excerpt from a site comparison in Quintana Roo. Every table carries its source, and every figure comes with a note on how far it can be trusted.
Tulum (municipio)
| Category | Cases |
|---|---|
| Vehicle theft | 52 |
| Home burglary | 29 |
| Violent street robbery | 7 |
| Intentional homicide | 6 |
| Business robbery | 3 |
| Extortion | 2 |
| Attempted homicide | 2 |
| Kidnapping | 0 |
Tulum homicides, H1 2025 vs. H1 2024, per the state Attorney General.
Extortion over the same period, alongside 51 organized-crime arrests.
How each report is built
The same four stages run behind every brief, from a single address to a national portfolio.
Scope
We fix the sites, radii, time window, and the decision the report needs to support.
Assemble
Official crime, census, social-lag, and establishment data are pulled and matched to each point.
Contextualize
Analysts add local press coverage, field knowledge, and the limits of each source.
Recommend
Findings are weighed against your priorities and closed with a clear call and next steps.
National data, regional depth.
Official statistics cover every municipality SESNSP reports on. Our field knowledge and press monitoring go deepest in the regions below.
North
- Coahuila
- Durango
- Nuevo León
- Chihuahua
- Tamaulipas
- Sonora
Center
- Ciudad de México
- Estado de México
- Jalisco
- Guanajuato
- Querétaro
- Puebla
Southeast
- Quintana Roo
- Yucatán
- Campeche
- Tabasco
- Veracruz
- Chiapas
Tell us where you operate.
Share your sites and the decision in front of you. We reply with a proposed scope and timeline.
francisco@laken.xyz
Site assessments typically delivered within 3–14 days of scoping.