Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Homicides related to organized crime up 30% in first seven months

The month of July broke a record for the number of deaths by homicide linked to organized crime, according to records kept by the newspaper Milenio.

A total of 2,264 people were murdered during the month, only 0.6% more than in June, but almost twice as many as in July 2018.

It topped off a four-month record-breaking streak: since April, every month has been the most violent since Milenio began counting murders. June was the first month in which more than 2,000 people were murdered.

In the first seven months of 2019, there have been 11,810 homicides, almost 30% more than there were in the same period last year, when there were 9,116.

México state, the most populous state in the country, had the highest number of homicides in July, with 230, an average of almost eight a day. Guanajuato, which previously topped the list of most violent states, followed with 205. Baja California was next with 194, followed by Jalisco with 185, Guerrero 150, Veracruz 130 and Puebla with 100.

The states with the fewest murders were Yucatán with one and Campeche with two.

Source: Milenio (sp)

Have something to say? Paid Subscribers get all access to make & read comments.
A person shops at a local market in Mexico City.

Sheinbaum, business sector agree to lower basic food prices

0
“We want prices to come down for consumers, especially for those who don't have much,” Sheinbaum said Wednesday.
Germán Reyes Reyes, a former army captain who became interim head of the Chilpancingo Public Security Ministry on Sept. 30, was detained by state and federal security forces for the murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán

Chilpancingo security chief arrested for mayor’s murder

0
The deceased mayor's decapitated body was found inside his pickup truck in the state capital of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, on Oct. 6.
Abstract image of Mexican peso bills and US dollar bills in a chaotic pile

Mexico’s peso falls yet again as Trump cabinet picks spark concern

0
The peso fell against the US dollar for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, reflecting continued uncertainty about a Trump presidency in the U.S.