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Mexico murder total surpasses 2016: officials
22 November 2017 - 19H35
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -
The number of murders in Mexico in 2017 has already surpassed last year's total, with October the most violent month in 20 years according to official figures released Monday.
From January to October, 20,878 murders were recorded, compared with 20,547 during the whole of 2016, data released by the Ministry of Public Security showed.
Violence has surged across Mexico since the government declared war on the country's powerful drug cartels in 2006.
More than 2,300 of this year's killings took place in October, according to the figures which reflect crimes investigated by prosecutors in Mexico's 32 states.
More:
http://www.france24.com/en/20171122-mexico-murder-total-surpasses-2016-officials
