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Task & Purpose/Business Insider: Mexico Averaged 4 Murders An Hour In May, Its Highest Recorded Homicide Rate Ever
The steady increase in deadly violence that Mexico has experienced over the past three years continued in May when 2,890 people were killed — an average of 93 a day, or almost four victims an hour.
The total number of victims surpasses the 2,746 recorded in March to make May the deadliest month this year, and it topped the 2,750 victims registered in October, making May the deadliest month in two decades, the period for which the government has released homicide data.
There were also 2,530 homicide cases opened in May. Cases can contain more than one victim, and May’s total was the most in a month this year and the most on record. The daily average of 93.2 homicide cases was also an increase over April when it was 90.7 cases a day.
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WNU Editor: These are the murders that have been registered. Mexico also has mind-blowing statistics on people disappearing. Mexicans go to the polls on July 1, and violent crime is one of the top 2 issues that voters are concerned about (the economy being the other).
