During the last state administration, in Guanajuato 325 murders of public security elements were recorded, which includes police municipal, state, road agents, penitentiaries and members of the National guard.
According to figures from Cobalt Blue Project, From 2012 to 2024, 408 homicides were recorded, with a notable predominance of executions occurring on days of rest.
Of the victims, 266 were from the municipality, 46 from the state, 37 from the ministerial, 11 from the National guard, 12 penitentiary and 40 transit. Of the deceased, 13 were women.
Celaya was the most affected municipality, with 88 murders, followed by Irapuato (49) and León (33). The most violent year was 2020, with 73 cases.
Although a decrease has been observed in recent years, between January and October 2024, 42 deaths have already been reported. Experts of Common Cause They identify two main origins of violence: the links between some elements and organized crime, and the fight between criminal groups.
Police resume security duties in Mexicali
After 34 days inactive, early this Tuesday, the Mexicali municipal police resumed operations in the southern area of the Valley, during which time security was in charge of the State Force, the National Guard and the Ministry of Defense. .
The municipal agents were being investigated, but this weekend the Baja California Prosecutor’s Office delivered the analysis and, according to the local press, 80 percent of them passed the control and confidence exam.
During Mayor Norma Bustamante’s radio program, the Security Director said that they had been in the stations and command offices in that area for days, but without going out to patrol.
On September 9, the BC Citizen Security Secretariat took control of the operations operations in this mayor’s office, after subjecting 163 municipal police officers to control and confidence exams, of which 150 returned to their jobs.
Within a few hours of having assumed again las labors of security, Municipal authorities located the body of an individual in an unpopulated area of the Ejido Aguascalientes.
Next to body located a tarp with a message containing threats from a criminal group, embedded in the body.