Environmental Activists Under Attack in Mexico
Mexican environmental activists have increasingly been under attack. Just in the last five months, at least six environmental activists have been murdered.
Crime
Nine Members of Local Mormon Family Killed in Cartel-Related Ambush in Mexico
11/22/19 (written by T McGinnis) – On November 4, 2019, nine members of a local Mormon family were killed in a cartel-related ambush in northeastern Sonora. Among the deceased, officials …
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The Capture and Release of Ovidio Guzmán in Culiacán, Sinaloa
On October 17th, heavy fighting erupted in the Mexican city of Culiacán, Sinaloa after security forces detained Ovidio Guzmán López, the son of the jailed drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.
Homicide Rates on Pace for Record-Breaking Year
08/18/19 (written by kheinle) — Mexico is on pace to have the deadliest year on record, according to data released in mid-July by Mexico’s Secretary General of National Public Security …
A Look at Violence in Mexico City: Femicides and Underreporting
08/07/19 (written by kheinle) — Both the country of Mexico and the nation’s capital city, Ciudad de México (CDMX), have garnered attention for their high levels of crime and violence …
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Homicide Rates and Clandestine Graves Highlight Mexico’s Systemic Challenges
06/26/19 (written by kheinle) — The first six months of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sexenio (2018-2024) have proven to be the most violent such period for a president in …
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Mexico’s crime and violence vis-à-vis the New Criminal Justice System
01/10/19 (written by kheinle) — Mexico experienced another record-breaking year in 2018 with high levels of crime and violence. According to data from the National Public Security System (Sistema Nacional …
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Impunity in Mexico: A Rising Concern
The percentage of citizens reporting impunity as their most worrisome issue has been on the rise in Mexico. The number of those concerned about impunity more than doubled between 2012 and 2016, overtaking narco-trafficking at a time when the trend for corruption has also been on the rise.
Justice in Mexico released its most updated data on crime and violence in Mexico
Justice in Mexico, a research and public policy program based at the University of San Diego, created in 2016 a Data Center to make publicly available data and analysis to evaluate trends related to crime, …
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“Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and Analysis Through 2015” special report
On Friday, April 29, 2016, Justice in Mexico, a research and public policy program based at the University of San Diego, released its 2016 special report entitled, “Drug Violence in Mexico: Data and …
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