The record number of killings in Mexico in 2019 continues with 542 homicides registered nationwide during a recent one-week period. Organized crime and turf disputes generated the majority of the bloodshed, according to government sources.
During a one-week period from October 18 to 24, at least 542 homicides were recorded by the Secretaría de Seguridad y Participación Ciudadana. In September, 2,825 murders were registered.
State (Homicides During Period)
*Denotes Border State Abutting U.S.
México State (62)
Guanajuato (60)
Jalisco (45)
Guerrero (41)
Baja California (39)*
Sinaloa (35)
Michoacán (34)
Veracruz (32)
Chihuahua (29)*
Puebla (25)
México City (21)
Nuevo León (17)*
Oaxaca (12)
Tabasco (12)
Hidalgo (10)
Zacatecas (9)
Morelos (9)
Sonora (9)*
Quintana Roo (9)
Chiapas (7)
San Luis Potosí (6)
Tamaulipas (6)*
Coahuila (4)*
Durango (3)
Colima (2)
Tlaxcala (2)
Querétaro (2)
The states of Nayarit, Campeche, Aguas Calientes, and Yucatan did not record any homicides during the one-week period.
[…]
