Violence In Mexico Is Down In Context
According to a recent LA Times article, violence is Mexico is down significantly from the levels that it used to see.
The calculated efforts by Mexican authorities to combat the swell of Cartel trade and activity has resulted in skirmishes throughout the countryside, but on the whole, violence is down throughout the nation, as the war on drugs appears to be working in many respects.
A decade ago, there were approximately 16 registered homicides per 100,000 residents. Now, that number is down to 11 / 100,000, a significant improvement over the 1997 number - according to the LA Times.
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