Crime in Mexico
Crime in Mexico is one of the most urgent concerns in the country, as Mexican drug trafficking rings play a major role in the flow of cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, heroin, and marijuana transiting between Latin America and the United States. Drug trafficking has led to corruption, which has had a deleterious effect on Mexico's federal representative republic. Drug trafficking and organized crime have been a major source of violent crime. Drug cartels and gangs have also branched out to conduct alternative illegal activities for profit, including sex trafficking. Some of the most increasingly violent states in Mexico in 2020 included Guanajuato, Zacatecas, Michoacán, Jalisco, and Querétaro. Mexico has some of the world's most violent cities by homicide rate, and in recent years has ranked as the country with the highest number of cities in the top 50 (17 of the top 50 in 2022.) Extortion and fuel theft from criminal groups (such as CSRL and CJNG) are now becoming commonplace. The state...
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