Colima, leader in intentional crimes and violence, increases

by times news cr

2024-07-25 06:32:06

Martha Verdía Martinez He was driving his pick-up truck through the neighborhood The Angels of Colima, Colima, On July 1, when subjects aboard a motorcycle shot him at least ten times with firearms. high caliber.

Three weeks after the murder of the daughter of self defense Michoacan, Cemeí Verde Zepedathere are still no known advances in the investigation.

This entity ranks first in intentional homicides, reporting 52 murders per 100 thousand inhabitants,over 12 at national levelbetween January and June of this year.

At the same time, the capital of Colima It was the municipality with the highest rate of investigations initiated, reporting 81 incidents per 100,000 inhabitants, compared to a rate of ten at the national level, according to the latest report from the organization. United Mexico against Delinquency, which covers from January 1st to June 30th, presented yesterday.

In the face of the wave of violence, 300 members of the Army arrived in the state this Sunday to reinforce security, adding to the 490 agents of the National Guard who arrived on July 6th.

For the index of the Paz 2023, The entities in the country with the highest homicide rates are Colima, Morelos, Baja California, Zacatecas and Chihuahua.

Martha’s father told the local press that the attack was against him, but the victim was his daughter; this is the seventh attack against him since the attack began. self-defense movement.

LESS PEOPLE, MORE MURDERS

Colima, a state located in a zone called hot due to its border with Jalisco and Michoacán, leads, for the second consecutive year, the Ranking 2023 of the 50 most violent cities in the world, with a rate of 140.32 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the Council report Citizen for Public Safety and Criminal Justice.

Data from executive Secretary They indicate that from January 1 to June 30, 2024, 383 intentional homicides were recorded in Colima, the state with the fewest people in the country; the last census of the Inegi, Made in 2020, indicates that it has 731 thousand 391 inhabitants.

REPORTS 85 HOMICIDES PER DAY ON AVERAGE

The document of Mexico United Against Crime indicates that as of June 30, 85 people have been murdered daily, on average, in 2024. In intentional homicide and femicide, 15,528 victims have been recorded nationwide, which was 61 fewer than in the same months of 2023.

May 2024 is the month with the highest record with 2,743 homicides. From January to June, Guanajuato It had the highest number of victims (1,481).

In contrast, the entity with fewer homicides and the lowest rate was Yucatan, with 25 and 1.06, respectively.

When observing the municipalities with 100 thousand inhabitants or more, the following three stood out as having the highest number of victims: Tijuana, Baja California (832); Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (502) and Acapulco, Guerrero (323).

2024-07-25 06:32:06

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