The way Mexico is portrayed in some corners of the media you could be forgiven for thinking the entire country is one giant war zone; that it is unsafe to walk the streets for the risk of being gunned down by bloodthirsty drug gangs.
With so many sensationalist headlines it can be difficult to get one’s head around the levels of violence in Mexico. A few statistics released this week make for alarming reading, but once put into context they do not prove Mexico is as dangerous as many believe.
Among the more concerning figures, Mexico’s National Council for the Prevention of Accidents revealed last week that murder is the most common cause of death among 15-29 year olds in Mexico, representing one in five young deaths. Traffic accidents are the second highest cause of death in this age group.
More locally, the National System of Public Security (SNSP) revealed the number of homicides in Jalisco has increased each of the past four years, rising 125 percent from 389 in 2007 to 879 in 2010.
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