Murders in Mexico fall 3.6% in 2021, but femicides rise
January 20, 2022
7:08 PM CST
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Americas
Reuters
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MEXICO CITY, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Murders in Mexico slightly dropped in 2021, falling 3.6% from the previous year, though femicides rose, according to preliminary government data released on Thursday.
The drop in murders is a win for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who took office in late 2018 pledging to bring down record levels of violence plaguing the country.
Last year's decline in murders to 33,308 was the lowest total under Lopez Obrador, just below the 33,739 logged in 2018, according to figures presented by Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez at a regular news conference with the president.
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Femicides, or murders of women resulting from gender-based violence, increased 2.7% in 2021 from the previous year to 1,004, official data showed. The toll is more than double the number registered in 2015, when there were 427 femicides.
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