Politics: Officials Dither as Crime Rates Grow

MEXICO - Report 01 Jul 2015 by Guillermo Valdes and Esteban Manteca
Executive Summary This past Friday, the authorities released their latest monthly report on the number and rates of major crimes (intentional homicide, kidnapping and extortion). The data corresponded to the month of May and revealed some troubling trends. The number and rate of intentional homicides is now clearly on the upswing (the quarterly moving average of homicides has grown from 1,240 homicides nine months ago to 1,384 in May. The downtrend in kidnappings appears to remain largely intact as there is no discernible trend yet in the number of cases of extortion but it has risen notabl...

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