Challenges and Qualities: Government, Public Security, and Justice Information in Mexico

Abstract

In this chapter I will refer to the main problems that statistical agencies face in producing information on the crucial subjects of government, public security, and justice. I will do so through a narrative of the recent experience of the Mexican National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, INEGI). From this description I will extract certain conclusions that may be useful for the future work of INEGI and agencies in other countries facing similar circumstances.