President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said that the security strategy worked which he launched throughout his six-year term, because There are fewer femicides.
It was through a spot in view of the sixth government report that will be presented on September 1, which AMLO defended the security strategy which he implemented during his administration.
Regarding this, the constitutional president of Mexico stated that the security actions implemented had good results since it was achieved reduction in femicides.
AMLO says his security strategy worked; boasts of a decrease in femicides
Facing his sixth and final government report, AMLO shared a new spot in which he came out in defense of the security strategy that was deployed under his administration.
In this regard, the constitutional president stated that “In terms of security, the strategy worked“which he implemented and which he indicated, is based on the fact that Peace can be achieved with social justice.
Regarding this, AMLO highlighted that if the population has access to employment, good salaries, young people receive attention and poverty is fought, crime tends to reduce.
In this regard, he stated that with the implementation of the various social actions and programs, it was possible to achieve a decrease both homicides and feminicides.
He even said that a down in the indices of robberies and high-impact crimes such as kidnapping, which he added, is a objective that was met with everyone’s support.
Have femicides decreased under AMLO’s government?
In the spot where boasted good results his security strategy, AMLO He stated that the feminicides have registered a reduction throughout his government.
However, due to the brevity of the spot, the constitutional president did not elaborate on the figures concerning the femicides that have been counted during his administration.
In an annual follow-up based on data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), it is reported that the trend of femicides in it AMLO’s six-year term was as follows:
- In 2019, 944 femicides were recorded
- In 2020 the figure stood at 947
- In 2021, the data increased because 981 cases were recorded
- In 2022, the statistics were reduced with 959 registered
- In 2023, 830 femicides were recorded
- So far in 2024, there are 63 with a downward trend compared to the previous year.
That is to say that at least in official records, from 2022 The rates of femicides in Mexico did decrease, which coincides with the implementation of a reinforced strategy.
However, the Latin American Map of Femicides 2023warned that only 25% of the violent deaths of women in Mexico are being investigated under the protocols of femicide.
Therefore, activists and organizations They have accused that There would be an underreporting in the femicides that have been committed in the country throughout President AMLO’s six-year term.
Protest against femicide violence in Mexico (Carolina Jiménez Mariscal)
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