MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s homicide rate remained high in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, with a decline of only 0.4% compared to 2019, the government reported Wednesday. Authorities hailed the decline to 34,515 homicides in 2020, but that was only 133 fewer than the 34,648 committed in 2019.
Q. How safe is Mexico City?
Despite a longstanding reputation as a dangerous city to visit, Mexico City only has an advisory to exercise increased caution, and for good reason; the downtown core in particular is considered quite safe, and the city has numerous attractions for visitors—including street art, colorful markets, and more than 150 …
Q. Is there a lot of crime in Mexico City?
Crime is increasing at high levels, and is repeatedly marked by violence, especially in the cities of Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez, and the states of Baja California, Durango, Sinaloa, Guerrero, Chihuahua, Michoacán, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo León. Other metropolitan areas have lower, yet still serious, levels of crime.
Q. How many murders happen in Mexico in 2020?
32,759 people
Q. What state is the most dangerous in Mexico?
state of Chihuahua
Q. What mafias still exist?
Today, the American Mafia cooperates in various criminal activities with Italian organized crime groups, such as the Sicilian Mafia, the Camorra of Naples and the ‘Ndrangheta of Calabria.
Q. What country is all drugs legal?
In 2001, Portugal became the first European country to abolish all criminal penalties for personal drug possession, under Law 30/2000.
Q. What is the penalty for taking drugs in Saudi Arabia?
Imprisonment for drug dealing can range between 2 and 10 years in prison with whippings. Repeated dealing and or smuggling of large amounts of drugs usually result in harsher time in prison or can even include the death penalty, although recent executions are very rare. Foreigners who use cannabis could be deported.
