Challenges and opportunities on measuring SDG-16 indicators: Mexico’s experience SDGs represent a challenge for National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and call for action to leave no one behind. In this regard, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) in Mexico, through the National Subsystem on Governance, Public Safety and Justice Statistics, produces indicators on SDG-16 through various statistical programs on violence, discrimination, corruption, and justice. Despite NSOs' efforts in the recent statistical production of SDG-16 indicators, there are challenges to encounter. One refers to behaviors that occur outside the public eye or are legally, ethically, and morally reprehensible. The latter imposes a methodological challenge to designing direct information retrieval strategies. This situation aggravates when two additional challenges occur: inconsistency of administrative records and lack of resources. Given the above, the first step to overcoming these challenges is to strengthen the community and global forums to support the generation of reliable data on SDGs. The second step is to encourage a global commitment to data quality and availability, which constitutes one last chance for NSOs to accelerate the progress on SDG-16.
