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Mexico crime: Could this become the bloodiest year on record? [View all]
By Will Grant
BBC Mexico correspondent
8 hours ago
In the two years since Andrés Manuel López Obrador won the presidential election in Mexico by a landslide, the country has endured many violent moments.
But recent months have been especially bloody and brutal.
On 7 June, an astonishing 117 murders were recorded in 24 hours, making it the country's most violent day of the year so far. The previous high had been on 20 April, when 114 homicides took place.
If the trend set in the first four months continues, 2020 could become the bloodiest year on record.
Impunity
Rather than the numbers, though, it is the sheer brazenness of these attacks which stands out.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53332756
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