Is incest between adults a crime in Mexico?
Criminal offense
Criminal offense
Mexico is one of 111 countries classified “Criminal offense” for incest between adults — 68% of the 164 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Laws regarding incest
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Guatemala
- Legal between adults
- Belize
- Criminal offense
- El Salvador
- Legal between adults
- Honduras
- Legal between adults
- United States
- Criminal offense
- Nicaragua
- Legal between adults
Other laws in Mexico
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Varies by region
- Divorce
- Legal
- Same-Sex Adoption
- Joint adoption legal
- Marriage Age
- 18+
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