AZMEX UPDATE 22-6-18

AZMEX UPDATE 22 JUN 2018

Note: Including the wave of political murders. List = nr. 1 most "peaceful" , nr. 32 the least "peaceful"?
Baja Sur at 32nd, Baja at 30th, Sonora at 14th.
Gracias


Alarming levels of violence are recorded in the Mexican Republic
May 2018 became the most violent month in the history of Mexico
by Tribune Editorial
June 21, 2018 · 7:37 p.m.

https://www.tribuna.com.mx/seguridad/Alarmantes-niveles-de-violencia-se-registran-en-la-Republica-Mexicana---20180621-0060.html

Alarming levels of violence are registered in the Mexican Republic | Violence in Mexico

Mexico City.- Data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System recorded 2,890 homicide victims, in 31 days,
which means that 93 people were murdered every day.

The latest official update on statistics of violence in the country, released Wednesday night, revealed that so far this year the number of homicide victims has been increasing month by month.

In January, 2,550 homicides were registered, which represented the third month with the most killings in the SESNSP records,
only after October and November of 2017 when 2,750 and 2,562 were registered, respectively.
In February it fell to 2,389 to reach 2,746 in March and 2,723 in April.

The numbers place May as the month with the most homicides since 1998, the year after which data are available,
from April to May 2018, the average daily homicide grew from 90.7 to 93.2 cases.

The five states with the most murders were:
Guanajuato with 298;
Baja California, 263;
Chihuahua, 231;
Guerrero, 220, and
State of Mexico, 210.

According to the Mexico Peace Index 2018 study, the cost of violence in Mexico grew 15% in 2017.
In economic terms it is equivalent to 21% of the country's Gross Domestic Product.
Homicides generate the greatest cost for citizens.

Detailed information (Spanish) at: http://indicedepazmexico.org

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