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"Mexico reports highest murder rate on record" By Patrick Gillespie, CNN Updated 4:38 PM ET, Mon January 22, 2018 The article is about how the murder rates have increased.This is because of the increased levels of drug-related violence. That is arguably caused by America's high demand for drugs. The article started off by talking about how the high levels of drug-related violence led to Mexico's year with the most murders (2017). In 2017 there was a total of 25,339 homicides in Mexico, that means that from 2016 to 2017 there was an increase of 23%. The murders in Mexico were going down as of 2014 reaching an all-time low of 15,520 total murders, but because of the increase in drug-related crime, the all-time low is now increasing. Many places in western Mexico have become a dangerous war zone, that includes Guerrero, Jalisco, Sinaloa, and Baja California Sur. It has also become dangerous for journalists, in 2017 over 40 journalists were killed in Mexico. One of Mexico's most discussed issues for this election season (which starts in March) is Security and crime. The current President and his political party have been painfully bashed for there inability to control the situation. President Enrique Peña Nieto cannot go up for reelection because of the term limits. Overall a called for help has been placed on the United States to obtain more help. This Event took place in Mexico. This event has been progressively getting worse through the years but his its climax last year. One of the main reasons this event took place is because of the high demand for drugs not only in the United States but across the world. Another factor that the Article mentioned is the detention of one of the most notorious drug lords Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Ever since his detention on January 8, 2016, murder rates in Sinaloa have gone up 39% altogether. This factor probably influenced the drug system across Mexico. I think Mexico needs more reinforced drug laws and more political help for this situation. The political parties this year for the election their main priority should be to reduce the country's current murder rate. Overall I feel like Mexico's crime rate/ drug related violence should decrease with the new president that gets elected this year. I will comment on Angeline SR. and Angeli S. blog posts.
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