Mexico Drug War Deaths Over Five Years Now Total 47,515
Mexico Drug War Deaths Over Five Years Now Total 47,515
January 12, 2012
Source: BBC
Mexican officials say nearly 13,000 people were killed in violence blamed on organised crime between January and September last year.
This means there have been 47,515 drug-related killings since President Felipe Calderon launched his crackdown on drug traffickers in late 2006.
Officials said the 11% rise in murders was far slower than in previous years.
But with presidential elections in July, violence is set to be a key issue for voters, correspondents say.
On Wednesday, Mexico’s Federal Attorney General’s office (PGR) released figures showing that 12,903 people had been killed in drug-related violence during the first nine months of 2011.
It was the first time official statistics had been released since January 2011 and came in response to a series of freedom of information requests over several months.
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