Late 2025 and early 2026 · 3,500 respondents in 4 countries

Comparative security: Argentina, Mexico, Honduras and Uruguay 2025–2026

Four national studies run on the same platform with a common design that combines quantitative measurement and an AI-assisted qualitative module, to compare how insecurity is experienced and explained in each country.

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01Key findings

52%of Uruguayans believe security worsened over the past year; 39% in Argentina.

1.9 / 5is Uruguay’s rating of national security, the lowest of the four; Argentina scores 2.46.

3.36 vs. 2.77is fear of crime in Argentina among direct victims versus those not exposed (1–5 scale).

4distinct narratives about the causes of crime, one per country.

02Reading

In all four countries, fear rises among victims and also among those with close experiences through family or friends, and trust in the police falls among those who have experienced crime.

The qualitative module showed how the causes people mention are connected. Argentina and Uruguay are dominated by narratives of social decline and loss of control; Mexico and Honduras by denser stories linking corruption, organized crime and state failure.

03Methodology

Sample: 3,500 respondents in 4 countries
Countries: Argentina, Mexico, Honduras and Uruguay
Fieldwork: Late 2025 and early 2026
Methodology: Online survey with an AI-assisted qualitative module

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