During the last year, 105 women were killed in Sinaloa, marking the highest figure in 14 years and nearly double the figure from the previous period. ^[1] Only 8% of femicide cases registered over the last decade have resulted in a conviction, according to Lydia Ojeda, a researcher at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa. ^[2] The conflict between organized crime factions in Sinaloa has caused a historic surge in violence against women, who have become strategic assets and targets within the armed conflict. ^[3] Cecilia Berrelleza, 31, disappeared in July 2025 after going out to eat with friends in Mazatlán, a coastal city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; her sister Nadia has been searching for her since. ^[4] In Sinaloa, 105 women were murdered last year, the highest number in 14 years and nearly double the previous year's total, while 299 women disappeared; 73 of the murders were investigated as feminicides, and as of July the state again led Mexico in murders of women with 153 disappearances recorded so far this year. ^[5] Of the recorded homicides, 73 are being investigated under the femicide protocol, and the state recently returned to leading the country in female homicides. ^[6] Investigators told Nadia Berrelleza that an image she received showing her missing sister Cecilia blindfolded with her hands tied was generated by artificial intelligence. ^[7] Lydia Ojeda, a researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa who studies feminicides, found in an analysis that only 8 percent of feminicide cases from 2015 to 2026 resulted in a conviction. ^[8]