Assault and theft make up the vast majority of crimes. While urban areas tend to have higher crime rates, as is typical in most countries, the United States–Mexico border has also been a problematic area. In 2017, Mexico witnessed a record number of …

1 day ago · The incident comes about a week after the U.S. consulate in Mexico issued warnings about gun battles, ... carjacking, kidnapping, forced disappearances, extortion, and sexual assault – is common ...

Jan 15, 2025 · HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Schools and some businesses were closed and few people walked the streets of this town south of Mexico’s capital Tuesday, hours after five people were gunned down on the same street where another attack left …

Aug 26, 2021 · These include rape, kidnapping, extortion, human trafficking and other assaults against migrants who were deported to Mexico or people who were prevented from seeking asylum at the U.S. border...

The United Nations (UN) has rated Mexico as one of the most violent countries for women in the world. [1][2] According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in Mexico (INEGI), 66.1 percent of all women ages 15 and older have experienced some kind …

Oct 9, 2024 · Mexico faces a crisis of kidnappings, disappearances, and other criminal violence that has left over thirty-thousand people dead each year since 2018. Gangs and drug cartels largely perpetrate...

Sep 29, 2023 · The high risk of kidnapping and sexual assault in Reynosa and Matamoros is one of the factors pushing migrants to cross illegally, four advocates said. Crossings border-wide surged in September.

Aug 31, 2022 · Violence against women and girls in Mexico has increased over the last five years, the statistics office said in a survey that found seven in 10 of them reported experiencing some form of...

Jan 8, 2024 · An alleged cartel attack in a remote community in the southern Mexico state of Guerrero killed at least six people and injured 13 others, the Guerrero state prosecutor's office said Sunday.

Apr 16, 2023 · Gunmen opened fire at a resort in Mexico on Saturday, killing a child and six adults and injuring at least one other person. The gunmen arrived at the La Palma resort at around 4:30 p.m. local...