Who is dying and disappearing in Mexico? Data on the Burden of Violence, Visualized in 10 Graphs
The recent discovery of an isolated ranch in the Mexican state of Jalisco where criminals appear to have cremated dozens, if not hundreds, of bodies, has led to renewed international interest in the country’s grisly blight of killings and kidnapping.
As anyone who has visited Mexico knows, however, the burden of violence in the country is highly unequal. The genteel and comfortable areas where foreigners and wealthier Mexicans frequent are largely free of violent crime, but these areas of profound security coexist alongside some of the most violent-prone areas in the world.
To see my visualizations of publicly available data on homicides and kidnappings by year, state, age, and sex, please click on the following link:
About James Ron
James Ron is an international research consultant who taught for 22 years in higher ed in Canada, Mexico, and the US. Before that, he was a consultant for Human Rights Watch and other international agencies and reported for the Associated Press.
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