With 23,101 murder investigations opened in the year up to December, 2017 is the deadliest year since records began in 1997Mexico has registered a record number of murders in 2017, making it the deadliest year in the country’s modern history. At 18.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, the 2017 Mexican murder rate is still lower than it was in 2011, when it reached almost 19.4 per 100,000. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Andres Manuel López Obrador of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) is the frontrunner to replace Enrique Peña Nieto. Things can’t go on as before,” Reforma quoted López Obrador as saying. The law bars Peña Nieto from seeking re-election.

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2017 18:29 UTC