Domestic Violence,Gendered Power Relations,and the Spatial Dynamics of Femicide in Mexico City

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between domestic violence and femicide in Mexico City using an interdisciplinary socio-spatial framework. Combining statistical correlations, temporal analysis, and cartographic methods, the study shows how early exposure to domestic violence and normalized aggression interact with structural inequalities and weak state presence to produce lethal outcomes. Results indicate that boroughs with high domestic violence rates, such as Iztapalapa and Gustavo A. Madero, also register the highest femicide concentration, underscoring the territorial embeddedness of gender violence. Temporal analysis reveals significant increases during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting how crises exacerbate vulnerabilities. Femicide emerges as both psychosocial and political, shaped by patriarchal ideologies and institutional impunity. This study links family violence with urban territorial dynamics to explain femicide risk.