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The National Institute of Statistic and Geography released information of homicides for the 32 federal states of Mexico. In the year 2011 there were 27,199 homicides in Mexico. The state of Chihuahua ranked number one with the most homicides in the country, the least was Baja California Sur. For Mexico there were 24 homicides for every 100,000 ...
In May 2018, Mexico broke the previous deadliest month on record set in October with 2,530 reported cases of intentional homicides during the month, or 93 per day. [19] In 2018, Mexico broke the previous deadliest year record, with Mexican authorities opened 33,341 murder investigations in 2018, the highest number ever. [20]
Members of the Mexican Navy stand guard next to packages on display after seizing 7.2 tons of drugs that were intercepted during operations in the Pacific Ocean off Manzanillo, Mexico, in this ...
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Crime and violence affect the lives of millions of people in Latin America.Some consider social inequality to be a major contributing factor to levels of violence in Latin America, [1] where the state fails to prevent crime and organized crime takes over State control in areas where the State is unable to assist the society such as in impoverished communities.
The annual Justice Department survey of criminal victimization in 2022 found that a lot of crime goes unreported, and that more people reported being victims of violent crime in 2022 than in 2021.
Colima is the fourth smallest state in Mexico and has the smallest population, but has one of Mexico's highest standards of living and the lowest unemployment. It is also the state with the highest murder rate per capita and one of the highest crime rates, due to its ports being a contested area for cartels. [9]
Manzanillo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Colima, being the largest, most populous, and westernmost municipality in Colima. The municipal seat lies at Manzanillo . The municipality covers an area of 1,578.3 km 2 (609.4 sq mi), which also includes the remote Revillagigedo Islands .