Tropical Storm John made its second landfall on 27 September in Michoacán causing more damage as the impacts accumulated in southern Pacific coastal states and the private sector have increased their response in Michoacán with Guerrero suffering the most from torrential rains since John's first landfall as a Category 3 storm on 24 September Reports from the most affected states estimate that 24 people have died from the storm The rainfall following John’s passage has been historic surpassing Hurricane Otis in 2023 and bringing 214 per cent more water than Hurricane Paulina in 1997 State of Guerrero: The Port of Acapulco in Guerrero one of the most affected areas along the Pacific coast and temporary loss of land access to Mexico City The emergency required a large-scale deployment of search and rescue operations to help people trapped by floodwaters The National Civil Protection Coordination reported that more than 18,728 personnel from an interagency task force are carrying out population support efforts all working alongside Guerrero’s government and Acapulco’s municipality Federal authorities have evacuated 4,877 people from flooded areas and placed 5,000 people in 58 temporary shelters in the Costa Grande and Costa Chica regions The National Civil Protection Coordination in collaboration with these interagency partners and civil society mainly from 19 neighborhoods in Acapulco with reports of flooding The emergency extends to areas beyond Acapulco where heavy rains have left some communities isolated The Federal Government updated the Emergency Declaration expanding it to cover additional municipalities State of Michoacán: The main damage affects eight municipalities in the coastal and Tierra Caliente regions: Aguililla Flooding and waterlogging have been reported in the capital the National Water Commission (Conagua) has increased controlled releases from key hydroelectric dams like Cointzio state authorities have activated temporary shelters in Aquila There are no estimates yet of the number of people in shelters State of Oaxaca: Authorities report that landslides and rising rivers have cut off at least 30 communities and the state government has announced plans to request an additional Emergency Declaration for the municipalities of Amoltepec The governor has also stated that ongoing evaluations and surveys are identifying the number of people affected and other government agencies have increased support in the states affected by John The Government has expanded its efforts in Guerrero mobilizing more personnel for search and rescue operations The National Civil Protection System continues to respond in Michoacán and Colima and has established a Command Post at the 12th Naval Zone in Acapulco to coordinate operational actions between the three levels of government Meteorologists are forecasting more rain in the coming days due to the rain bands left by the interaction of John and Helene in the Caribbean The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office and the UN Country Team are monitoring the situation with support from OCHA and maintaining communication with authorities The UN Resident Coordinator has offered the UN System’s support to complement national response efforts The UN Emergency Technical Team (UNETT) is meeting to exchange information and assess the situation in support of the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office is coordinating an update of the UN System’s capacity mapping which is ready to be presented to the Government if needed Partnerships with key actors such as the Red Cross and the National Center for Epidemiological and Disaster Support (CENACED) which coordinates Mexico’s Connecting Business Initiative (CBi) network Third-seeded American Tommy Paul made quick work of Canadian qualifier Gabriel Diallo in the opening round of the ATP 500 Mexican Open on Monday night Paul only needed 72 minutes to bounce the 23-year-old Montreal player 6-2 6-2 and advance to the second round where he’ll face American Marcos Andre Giron Diallo finished Monday’s match with four aces three double faults and 18 unforced errors will play his men’s singles opener on Tuesday against American Nishesh Basavareddy Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal news feed in Following during their Davis Cup qualifying tennis match in Montreal on Sunday Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions The nation of Mexico is home 130 million people across 31 states (Mexico City is a separate entity but not a state in itself Mexican cities are often host to a violent crimes including homicide we'll detail the most dangerous cities in Mexico and give some info about their history In the past 20 years, the Mexican economy has trended downward while organized crime has expanded to supply illicit drugs to the United States and other foreign markets, leading to gang violence and other violent crimes Drug cartels tend to operate in cities where they can establish drug trafficking routes meaning port cities along the coast and border towns neighboring the U.S While researching, we used a national heat map created by Mexican data scientist Diego Valle-Jones which details the homicide rates of individual cities based on statistics compiled from the Mexican Justice System over the past twelve months We then filtered this data to only select for local populations over 100,000 because towns with small sample sizes over a short period of time can create statistical outliers Manzanillo is one of the most active shipping ports in Mexico as well as a hub for domestic air travel, making it a likely site for trafficking through local drug markets as well as internationally. This area is known frequently as the most dangerous city in Mexico, as well as one of the most dangerous cities in the world The current homicide rate stands at 134 for a population only hovering around 200,000. Manzanillo was previously known as a tourist destination thanks to its beaches and accessibility, but foreign governments have more recently warned travelers against visiting the state of Colima due to the severe violence present in the region San Luis lies just south of Yuma city makes it a prime operating base for local criminal enterprises Its violent crime rate is currently 128.5 with a population of 209,000 Unlike many dangerous cities in Mexico, Apatzingán is located inland away from the sea or the northern border as it was where Mexican independence from Spain was officially declared in 1814 Unfortunately, Apatzingán today is the home of competing drug cartels and a major producer of methamphetamine in the region The current homicide rate 128.3 with 129,000 residents Temixco is a local manufacturing hub with 126,000 people and was once the site of an internment camp for Japanese immigrants during World War II The city is also near historical monuments including the architecture of local indigenous tribes It's also become a hotbed for drug-related violence with a homicide 115 per 100,000 residents Villa de Álvarez neighbors the Colima capital (listed below) and faces many of the same problems with drug gangs as its sister city This municipality is one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the region with a homicide rate of 114 for a population of 158,000 The local economy is primarily centered around growing and shipping of fruits Cuatla, Morelos, was a significant place during the Mexican revolution of the 1910's as many battles were fought in the surrounding region between Emiliano Zapata's forces and the federal army Zapata's body was also buried in the city after his assassination in 1919 with a homicide rate 113.1 across a population of 192,000 In historic times, this former Aztec city was a common point of travel for Catholic missionaries Yautepec also features some of the most moderate climates in Mexico so it is a frequent site of local festivals and is popular destination for swimming The rate of violence stands at 97.2 with a population of 108,000 Like Tijuana, Tecate is a popular entry point into Mexico from California and is host to a variety of manufacturing industries including textiles this city has issues with drug trafficking and violent crime The current population is 112,000 with a homicide rate of 95.2 with a homicide rate of 91.6 across a population of 108,000 Tijuana is Mexico's second most populous area after Mexico City Its placement near the border has also made it consistently one of the most violent cities in the country jobs in industries like automotive manufacturing keep people flocking to Tijuana and many Americans are likely to pass through the city if entering Mexico by land This beach town south of Mexico City was once ranked among the top tourist destinations in Mexico thanks to its lavish resorts and cruise ship docks Its position on Mexico's Pacific coast has also made it a staple of the shipping industry Unfortunately, recent years have been hard on Acapulco with cartels installing local criminal markets and would-be tourists warned away from visiting the port city The homicide rate stands at 74.7 for a population of 789,000 This capital of the state of Colima features shipping ports as well as nearby agricultural industry These things make the city relevant economically but also make it an opportune place for criminal activity and drug cartel battles The current homicide rate is 72.2 for a population of 163,000 To track instances of homicide in certain locations statisticians have come up with a standard known as the homicide rate which is the number of homicides reported per 100,000 residents over a given period of time On a national scale, Mexico's homicide rate has pinged up and down falling throughout the 1990s to a rate roughly comparable to that of the United States possibly coinciding with increases of opioid and methamphetamine use in the U.S The rate reached its peak in 2018 with 29.58 homicide deaths per 100,000 and now appears to be slowly dropping once again over the past five years Violence against women is also a particular concern for the Mexican government, as female victims have proportionally increased 135 percent since 2015 The most likely problems connected to these homicide trends are drug trafficking money laundering operations and corrupt police forces which are alleged to be under control by organized crime groups cities in Mexico are often witness to gang violence Mexico also contains hundreds of more rural areas which are relatively free of local criminal gangs and drug cartel conflict Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks.com article: `;return t.byline_authors_html&&(e+=`By: ${t.byline_authors_html}`),t.byline_authors_html&&t.byline_date_html&&(e+=" | "),t.byline_date_html&&(e+=t.byline_date_html),e+=`\n\t\t\t\t Hurricane Otis began as an active tropical cyclone that rapidly intensified in the eastern Pacific Ocean and primarily affected the Mexican state of Guerrero It originated from a disturbance several hundred miles south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec on 22 October 2023 it had strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane by 24 October Rapidly intensifying as it moved over exceptionally warm ocean waters near the coast Otis escalated from a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane the highest level on the Saffir-Simpson scale Hurricane Otis struck the port of Acapulco located on the southern Pacific coast of Mexico bringing wind speeds of estimated to be 165 mph (270 km/h) Otis "was the strongest hurricane in the Eastern Pacific to make landfall in the satellite era (…) and there are no hurricanes on record even close to this intensity for this part of Mexico." After landfall the storm weakened to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of approximately 110 mph with stronger gusts Hurricane Otis brought about significant challenges to the region and the resulting consequences such as flooding and landslides In the immediate aftermath access and communication to the affected areas was completely cut off An initial analysis of the situation notes that ”The Federal Government estimates damage to 98.2% of homes and 80% of hotels in Acapulco 4,685.20 hectares of the coastal area were affected (65%) there are reported damages to 865 kilometers of roads and 2,487.30 hectares of construction Initial estimates calculate damages at 15 billion dollars” (1) Data from Mexico‘s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) puts the total population of Acapulco and the most affected surrounding municipalities at approximately 3 million people there have been 46 confirmed deaths and at least 58 individuals remain unaccounted for Approximately 247,000 homes (988,000 people) have been damaged or destroyed This figure only accounts for Acapulco and already represents more than 30% of the total population in the affected municipalities Given the extensive impact of the hurricane and overall access challenges is projected that these figures will increase Guerrero ranks among the top 5 states with the highest poverty index in Mexico with a 66.5% poverty index The impact of Hurricane Otis leaves an already vulnerable population in a bigger state of vulnerability The affected region primarily relies on tourism and agricultural industries as a big part of its economy which has been severely disrupted Three of the most affected municipalities have the most populated capital cities (Acapulco de Juarez the populations in the five most affected municipalities (Acapulco de Juarez While limited physical and connectivity access has been established in the urban areas many rural areas continue to remain cut off from assistance and communication (1) Special report: Social and political implications of hurricane otis - preliminary analysis, ingegralia consultores, 30 october 2023. https://integralia.com.mx/web/reporte-especial-huracan-otis/ This report is prepared by the Office of the Resident Coordinator and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), in collaboration with the agencies, funds and programs of the United Nations System, information from UNETT team member organizations and official information. It covers the period from 01 to 08 November 2023.This version is adapted from the full Situation Report No.01 in Spanish. ● Two weeks after Category 5 Hurricane Otis devastated Acapulco, response efforts are still ongoing led by the Government, who has not made an appeal for international assistance. ● An estimated 273,844 houses have suffered damage and 50,000 destroyed, which could represent up to 200,000 people left without a home. ● Before Hurricane Otis, more than 262,000 people lacked access to nutritious food in the municipality of Acapulco (CONEVAL 2023) ● The United Nations System in Mexico is responding in the affected area, within the framework of existing programs and projects in the country, in coordination with the government and local authorities. ● Through the red Unidos por Ellxs, private sector members from Connecting Business Initiative have distributed more than 270 tons of relief items including food, water, hygiene kits and medicine. On 25 October, Category 5 Hurricane Otis made landfall over Acapulco in the Mexican Pacific, ravaging the state of Guerrero with heavy rains, strong winds, flooding and landslides. The National Civil Protection Coordination (CNPC) issued an Emergency Declaration for two municipalities in Guerrero - Acapulco de Juarez and Coyuca de Benitez. According to Mexican authorities, as of 8 November, 47 people were left dead, 32 people are unaccounted for and 3,821 people have been evacuated by commercial airlines. The CNPC announced the termination of the Emergency Declaration in the municipalities of Acapulco de Juarez and Coyuca de Benitez on 2 November. On the same date, the DOF PE/SPG/322/2023 issued the Natural Disaster Declaration for 47 municipalities in the state. On 3 November, the CNPC requested the rectification of the Declaration, reducing the final number of municipalities with a disaster declaration from 47 to 2 (Acapulco de Juarez and Coyuca de Benitez). Federal and state authorities are providing humanitarian aid under the command of the Mexican Armed Forces and have launched a reconstruction plan for Acapulco in the amount of approximately US$3.5 million, which includes tax exemptions, economic support and the delivery of household appliances and weekly food baskets, among others. The Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico reports that 99 per cent of power has been restored to date in Acapulco, and the Ministry of Telecommunications and Transportation reports that 70 per cent of the telephone network has been restored. According to preliminary reports, approximately 273,844 homes have been affected, including 50,000 completely destroyed. The National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) is coordinating the inter-institutional efforts of the three levels of government and the evaluation of damages and affected areas. residents and tourists here were growing increasingly desperate On the highway approaching this beleaguered city, dozens of residents lined the road Friday with signs begging for aid The government has done nothing,” said Hisaele Saucedo Bernal She said her home had flooded up to her waist when Hurricane Otis slammed the coastline as a Category 5 storm early Wednesday morning “I am very hungry; we have not eaten,” said Maria Luisa Tabares A quarter-million homes remained without electricity, and food, gasoline and clean water were in short supply. With little aid distribution and few if any shopping establishments open for business, many in this city of nearly 1 million resorted to taking goods from shattered storefronts. On streets blocked by downed power poles, mangled palms and other debris, others were jammed into storm-damaged vehicles and attempting to flee. Margarita Ibáñez navigates her way through debris Thursday after Hurricane Otis ripped through Acapulco, Mexico. The hurricane that strengthened swiftly before slamming into the coast early Wednesday devastated the resort city. (Marco Ugarte / Associated Press) World & Nation After deadly Hurricane Otis made landfall in Mexico, communication with Acapulco was still mostly down. Hundreds of thousands were without electricity. Government officials said thatmore than 13,000 federal troops had been deployed to the city and that 7,500 portions of food supplies had been distributed, along with 7,000 liters of water. On Friday, officials said 40 tons of additional supplies would be delivered by plane to a recently reopened airport. In parts of the city on Friday, soldiers were clearing roads and utility company employees were at work repairing downed power lines. But there were few signs of food or water distribution or medical care. And many on the ground said they were frustrated that the government appeared largely absent. Violence surges in the West Bank as Israel increases raids to root out militants Palestinians say the military is using the war as an excuse to crack down “The president says there are people helping us here but there’s nobody,” said one sobbing woman in a video widely circulated on social media Friday there was growing evidence that there may be additional casualties not yet accounted for hulking boats had been lifted from the waves and tossed ashore and six bodies wrapped in fabric were lined up on a patch of grass Local journalists reported seeing bodies in other parts of town that probably also had not yet been counted and a correspondent for National Public Radio wrote on X that the bodies of about 50 fishermen had been dragged from the sea There were also growing concerns that more people may have died in remote areas north of the city that are still largely without communication Acapulco’s popular tourist area was battered by the unexpected Category 5 storm ( Luis Gutierrez / Norte Photo via Getty Images) Speaking at his daily news conference Friday President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he believed Mexico had been “lucky” to have survived the hurricane with so few deaths “Fortunately we are not registering many losses of human life.” He downplayed accounts of disorder and fear in the streets saying the government was attending to residents and would continue to do so “We will not leave Acapulco until it’s reestablished and has returned to normal,” said López Obrador He said that he thought the city could be rebuilt in “little time,” and that government officials were meeting Friday with representatives of the hotel industry who say 80% of hotels in the city were damaged by the storm The vast panorama of damage has stirred deep fears about Acapulco’s future Disaster modeler Enki Research predicts that the economic impact may top $15 billion and some here worry that recovery of the coastal resort city once favored by Hollywood stars but in recent years tarnished by drug violence Despite its loss of international luster in recent years Acapulco’s economic engine had remained what is now a broken tourist industry Many residents came here for work from other parts of Guerrero state which is among Mexico’s poorest and most violent states “Some people said things would be back to normal in two months but — seeing the extent of the damage — it’s going to take a lot longer,” predicted Elizabeth Barreto who works as a restaurant cook in the stylish Caleta Beach district The coming Christmas season is already lost She was taking stock of the damage during a coastline walk with her two children who makes a living selling tickets for boat tours “Acapulco lives off tourism; it always has,“ said Juarez glancing at the coastal view of battered buildings and collapsed beach bars “This is going to make life difficult for all of us for some time.” While some have criticized the government for not doing more to warn residents about the hurricane the president reiterated that the storm’s ferocity took everyone — even weather experts — by surprise Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador looking out the passenger’s window as his vehicle is stuck in the mud visited the Kilometro 42 community near Acapulco on Wednesday (Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP via Getty Images) “Ask the hurricane centers if this wasn’t an extraordinary phenomenon,” he said But after hitting a patch of warm ocean water National Hurricane Center warned would be a “potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane.” Scientists say it was the fastest-growing hurricane ever observed in the eastern Pacific Ocean. As oceans warm due to human-driven climate change, similarly super-charged hurricanes are likely to occur more frequently, they say. In downtown Acapulco, stranded tourists wandered the streets in a daze. Amalia Garrido, 63, was one of dozens of visitors camped out Thursday night near a closed gas station along Acapulco’s famed coastal boulevard, Avenida Costera Miguel Alemán. Once lined with sleek hotels, nightclubs and seafood restaurants, the road was nearly unrecognizable: strewn with glass, twisted metal and other debris. Hotels and high-rise condos were disfigured, their balconies sheared away as though a malevolent giant had clawed through the city. “It makes you want to cry, because everything is so ugly, so destroyed,” said Garrido, who had arrived in Acapulco on Monday with seven family members to celebrate her grandson’s birthday. Their hotel was severely damaged, and they and other guests had been forced out onto the streets. She and her relatives had no idea how to exit the city, and no clue where to sleep. “The truth is that I am afraid,” Garrido said. “There is no water here; there is no food.” José Castro, a 29-year-old graphic designer, had arrived in Acapulco on Monday and said he’d been swimming in the ocean just hours before the hurricane hit. He said he was shocked that the government hadn’t done more to prepare those in danger as it became clear that the storm was strengthening. “On Tuesday we were on the beach and there was no warning of danger,” he said. “How is it possible that no authority warned us that there would be a hurricane?” “Nobody has helped us,” said Castro. “Really, this has been the worst experience of my life.” McDonnell reported from Acapulco and Linthicum from Mexico City. Special correspondent Cecilia Sanchez Vidal in Acapulco contributed to this report. Foreign correspondent Patrick J. McDonnell is the Los Angeles Times Mexico City bureau chief and previously headed Times bureaus in Beirut, Buenos Aires and Baghdad. A native of the Bronx, McDonnell is a graduate of Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and was a Nieman fellow at Harvard. Kate Linthicum is a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times based in Mexico City. Climate & Environment California Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Juárez is once again one of the most dangerous cities in the world according to a group that releases annual rankings The Citizens Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, a Mexican think tank, has ranked Juárez 37th out of the 50 most violent cities worldwide with a population of more than 300,000. The ranking comes after Juárez had fallen off the list last year Juárez was among eight Mexican cities on the list The most violent city in the world was Caracas Juárez's return to the undesirable list — as well as that of Chihuahua City and Mazatlán respectively — is evidence on how violence has picked up in Mexico and attempts to contain it have utterly failed president of the Citizens Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice The rankings are based on homicides for 2016 and don't include deaths in combat zones or cities with unavailable data The nonprofit research organization said that Juárez had a rate of 43.63 homicides per 100,000 residents last year — almost two times higher than the previous year Juárez has a population of 1.391 million residents the current rate is a fraction of the 229 killings per 100,000 residents reported in 2010 the city's most violent year when Juárez ranked first Juárez ranked in 19th in 2012 and 37th in 2013 Juárez dropped to 27th  before falling off the list RELATED: Juárez removed from list of dangerous cities Juárez Mayor Armando Cabada recognized that violence in Juárez has spiked because of reforms to the Mexican penal code in June that have caused what he calls a “revolving door” effect criminals are back in the streets and up to their old ways,” Cabada said adding that low-scale drug traffickers are being put back on the streets in a matter of hours after being arrested left gaping loopholes that give suspected criminals more freedom and makes it harder for law enforcement officials to arrest and prosecute them Officials have said the surge in slayings is related to disputes over small-scale drug deals involving crystal methamphetamine RELATED: Meth blamed for Juárez violence; 200 dead this year The increased violence also coincides with political changes in Mexico was booted from power in Juárez and Chihuahua during the June 2016 elections According to the think-tank's security report there were 607 homicides in Juárez in 2016 But the Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office said the body count for that year was 543 The state agency refuted the report’s findings describing them as “biased and opinionated.” “The statistic is biased because it only takes into consideration cities with more than 300,000 residents and does not consider other (cities) with smaller populations that are excluded in the study,” the agency said of the report in a statement the methodology used in the report “adds arbitrarily” more homicides in Juárez and Chihuahua without support The state agency argues that the study only considers the number of homicides and not the total amount of violent crimes against people Javier Corral agreed with the state attorney general’s office saying the Citizens Council for Public Security’s report on Juárez and Chihuahua City is “biased information “I am truly convinced that there is a political pattern in this and does not have a journalistic or informative spirit Because the only thing that it looks to do is to magnify an insecurity problem that Ortega Sánchez said the ranking for Juárez and other Mexican cities were based in official data from Mexico’s National System of Public Security and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography although there could be discrepancies in number of homicides between the two agencies Juárez media reported that at least 80 homicides were not included in the state attorney general’s office official data for 2014 and 2015 there were 80 homicides that were not reported in the statistics in those two years and we still have to analyze 2016,” a spokesperson 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passed through 27 people died and 80% of hotels were destroyed By Anne Vigna (Mexico When Hurricane Otis swept through Acapulco everything seemed to have been blown away: cars Footage filmed by tourists show this resort destination of almost 1 million inhabitants devastated by the force of the wind which reportedly reached gusts of 310 km/h president of the Acapulco Association of Hotels and Tourist Enterprises told the Mexican newspaper El Universal that the hurricane had caused unprecedented damage: "Acapulco's 20,000 hotel rooms are inoperable According to an initial assessment by the mayor's office on Thursday which suggests a devastating impact on the economy of the city and most of the restaurants no longer had roofs there was little information on the destruction in Acapulco's poor outlying neighborhoods A total of 58 high-voltage pylons were down and electricity was still not restored by Thursday evening As for the rural areas and the rest of the Pacific coast of the state of Guerrero while the Papagayo River has burst its banks in several places raising fears of the submergence of houses built along its banks Secretary for Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodriguez was unable to give an initial assessment until Thursday morning during the daily press conference of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador known as AMLO: 27 dead and four missing so far added that the death toll was likely to rise although she did not yet have any information from most of the coastal villages You have 65.42% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial Mexico, officially known as the United Mexican States from bustling major cities to serene coastal plains The Mexico states are home to diverse landscapes Let's take a closer look at these 32 areas and what makes them stand out This small state in central Mexico has colonial architecture and the famous weeks-long San Marcos Fair Baja California has a sizable wine country The border city of Tijuana is its largest city It's a key region for commerce and tourism this state is famous for its pristine beaches marine life and tourist destinations like Los Cabos Campeche has well-preserved colonial architecture and lush jungles that house Maya ruins Chiapas is where you can find Palenque and stunning natural wonders like Sumidero Canyon Chihuahua is one of the largest of the Mexican states Coahuila has archaeological sites featuring dinosaur fossils This small state on the Pacific Coast has picturesque beaches and the active Colima Volcano Durango was a key filming location for many Western movies This central Mexican state played a major role in the Mexican Revolution It has colorful cityscapes and silver mines Toluca is the capital of the Estado de Mexico you'll find the Tula archaeological site and thermal springs shares something in common with Chicago: They're both the "Windy City." Jalisco is home to major cities like Guadalajara Mexico City is both the capital city of the nation and its cultural and political heart This densely populated metropolis is one of the largest in the world and houses the federal government Famous for its monarch butterfly reserves and Day of the Dead celebrations Morelos has historic ties to the Mexican Revolution the Riviera Nayarit and the volcanic Islas Marietas Known for its industrial and automotive sectors Oaxaca has a renowned cuisine and features much natural beauty from its mountain ranges to its coastal plains Puebla is famous for its colonial architecture This state's historic city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Quintana Roo is a top destination for tourism thanks to its stunning beaches and Maya ruins Famous for its seafood cuisine and banda music Sinaloa is also a major agricultural producer Sonora has beautiful beaches and a thriving cattle industry Tabasco is rich in natural resources and famous for its tropical climate and connection to Olmec culture which is home to a large Afro-Mexican population Famous for the ancient city of Chichen Itza and its vibrant Maya culture Known for its silver mines and colonial architecture Zacatecas played a significant role in Mexico's economic history We created this article in conjunction with AI technology then made sure it was fact-checked and edited by a HowStuffWorks editor In the first 100 days of the new federal government President Claudia Sheinbaum’s security strategy will focus on combating violence in Mexico’s 10 deadliest cities Sheinbaum, who was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president last Tuesday said last week that she would present the government’s National Security Plan this Tuesday The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and Mexican news website Animal Político reported separately on the government’s security plan for its first 100 days in office Animal Político reported that the main “emerging strategy” to be implemented by the federal government will focus on reducing crime and violence in the 10 municipalities with the highest homicide rates in the country One-quarter of all murders in Mexico linked to organized crime occur in those cities where the government will “push to slash killings,” according to the WSJ The new security strategy will first be rolled out in six cities in five states: Tijuana (Baja California); León and Celaya (Guanajuato); Acapulco (Guerrero); Benito Juárez (Quintana Roo); and Colima city (Colima) which saw a “presentation” outlining the federal government’s security strategy said that Sheinbaum “is using her first 100 days in office to try to lower homicides and loosen the grip of organized crime groups that control swaths of the country smuggle drugs and kill with impunity.” The Journal also reported that the new president is “planning new efforts to combat the smuggling of the deadly drug fentanyl.” Drug cartels in Mexico manufacture fentanyl with precursor chemicals sourced from China before shipping large quantities of the powerful synthetic opioid to the United States where tens of thousands of people die from drug overdoses every year Sheinbaum revealed last week that combating crime in Mexico’s most violent cities would be a priority saying that her government was “developing a program for the municipalities that at this moment have the largest number of homicides.” She has also said that federal and state prosecutors and security forces will increase their coordination in Mexico’s most violent areas told the WSJ that “the identification of 10 priority municipalities is very good.” it remains to be seen whether the government will provide adequate funding and security personnel to the task of reducing violence in those municipalities The government’s security strategy will be led by Security Minister Omar García Harfuch who served as Mexico City security minister while Sheinbaum was mayor of the capital Homicide numbers almost halved during Sheinbaum’s mayorship Homicide numbers declined in the latter half of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s six-year term as president, but remain very high. According to data published by the national statistics agency INEGI in August, there were 31,062 homicides in 2023 a 6.7% decline compared to the previous year Mexico’s five most violent states in 2023 in terms of total homicides were Guanajuato, México state, Baja California, Chihuahua and Michoacán. The sixth most violent state last year was Guerrero, where the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital, was murdered on Sunday just six days after he was sworn in The WSJ said that Sheinbaum’s security plan includes a focus on Guanajuato “which has the highest rate of organized-crime killings of any Mexican state.” the state is a battleground for the lucrative black-market fuel controlled by the Jalisco cartel one of Mexico’s most powerful organized crime groups and the local Santa Rosa de Lima gang,” the Journal said which reported on a document entitled “Security Strategy for the First 100 Days,” and The WSJ said that Chiapas is also a focus of the government’s plan In the state, where six migrants were killed by the Mexican army on the day Sheinbaum was sworn in the new government plans to “carry out operational tasks” and implement programs “focused on attention to the causes [of crime],” Animal Político said The WSJ said that “another city getting the new government’s attention is Culiacán,” the capital of Sinaloa the Journal didn’t detail any specific security plans for the city where the fighting between the rival Sinaloa Cartel factions has been centered In Michoacán, “Sheinbaum’s plan calls for the government to end the extortion in the lime industry,” the newspaper said noting that “a dozen gangs prey on growers Animal Político said that the government’s efforts in the state will focus on the municipalities of Nueva Italia The WSJ reported that Sheinbaum’s security strategy “calls for the intensive use of intelligence to assess the structure of criminal groups and finding ways to use police intelligence to make cases at trial.” Animal Político said that the new government will aim to “strengthen the intelligence work of the country’s main intelligence institutions.” Animal Político also reported that the federal government will create an “alternative” security cabinet made up of officials from the Finance Ministry’s Financial Intelligence Unit and other government entities focused on combating the illicit financing of crime and money laundering The government’s primary security cabinet is made up of the president to assess the prevailing security situation across Mexico and determine what specific strategies and resources are required to remedy problems Animal Político said that the government will also have a specific security strategy for the nation’s highways, on which truck robberies and hijackings are a major problem The WSJ said that Sheinbaum’s security plan “envisions a greater role for the federal government with its national-security cabinet vetting state security chiefs appointed by governors.” “The federal government would also establish nationwide standards for Mexico’s 32 state-police forces state prosecutors and prison systems,” the Journal said While the answer to that question won’t come immediately history suggests that curtailing violence in any significant way will be no easy feat López Obrador’s six-year term in office was the most violent on record in terms of homicides Homicides increased sharply in Mexico after former president Felipe Calderón (2006-12) launched a militarized war on drug cartels They continued to go up during the six-year term of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-18) every Mexican president has made targeting the country’s transnational criminal organizations a priority but these gangs have proved resilient to efforts to dislodge them from lucrative drug smuggling amid endemic corruption.” “… Conservative president Felipe Calderón declared war on the cartels ushering in a period of violent conflict between gangs and government forces former nationalist president Andrés Manuel López Obrador tried a softer approach dubbed ‘hugs not bullets.’ Neither worked,” the newspaper said who was mayor of Mexico City between late 2018 and mid 2023 is committed to continuing López Obrador’s strategy which favored addressing the root causes of crime through government welfare and social programs over combating criminals with force The new president and García Harfuch will be hoping they can replicate the success they had in the capital, where homicides declined to 747 in 2022 from 1469 in 2018 law-enforcement agencies and boosted intelligence gathering police training and salaries,” during his tenure as security minister in Mexico City officials say they expect security cooperation to increase in a Sheinbaum presidency,” the newspaper added Although López Obrador made combating impunity a priority for his government, the vast majority of serious crimes committed in Mexico, including homicides, still go unpunished Reducing impunity rates will be another major challenge for Sheinbaum who will serve a six-year term that concludes in 2030 With reports from The Wall Street Journal and Animal Político ADVERTISE WITH MND COMMUNITY GUIDELINES Subscription FAQ's Privacy Policy Mexico News Daily - Property of Tavana LLC CNN: Mexican official says rape victims knew attackersWire reportsACAPULCO, Mexico — Mexican authorities alleged that members of the armed gang that raped six Spanish tourists in Acapulco knew the victims and had sold drugs to some of them a day or two before the attack told CNN that authorities have identified seven suspects He also told CNN that arrests were likely by the end of the week The six rape victims were among 14 people victimized by hooded gunmen who entered their beach bungalow before dawn on Monday CNN said the attackers were apparently let into the beach house because some of the victims knew them from the earlier alleged drug purchases hours-long attack on the outskirts of Acapulco before dawn Monday was the latest chapter of violence that has tarnished the once-glamorous Pacific coast resort celebrated in Frank Sinatra songs and Elvis Presley movies "Fortunately we have strong evidence to lead us to those responsible for this reprehensible act," Guerrero state Attorney General Martha Garzon Guzman told Mexico's Radio Formula The beach home on an idyllic stretch of coastline had been rented by six Spanish men The attackers tied up the six men with phone cords and bathing suit straps and then raped the six Spanish women Garzon said the Mexican woman begged the men not to rape her and the assailants told her they would spare her because she is Mexican The attack began on Monday about two hours after midnight and the victims were only able to report the crime five hours later Acapulco Mayor Luis Walton, who spoke to reporters on Monday, was forced to apologize after he said the attack was "regrettable" because it would damage the city's image, but it "could have happened anywhere," The Guardian reported. The comments triggered outrage in Mexico and Spain and his office issued a statement on its website saying Walton "very much laments the misinterpretation of his comments which were never intended to hurt the victims or minimize the facts." The once-glittering resort that attracted movie stars and celebrities in the 1950s and 60s has already been battered by years of drug gang killings and extortions The Spanish Embassy in Mexico City said the victims were receiving consular assistance The victims were "psychologically affected" by the attack and received treatment Spain's Foreign Ministry had already issued a travelers advisory on its website for Acapulco before the Monday attack listing the resort as one of Mexico's "risk zone," though not the worst organized crime gangs have carried out violence though up to now that has not affected tourists or the areas they visit," the advisory states The attack came just three days after a pair of Mexican tourists returning from a beach east of Acapulco were shot at and slightly wounded by members of a masked rural self-defense squad that has set up roadblocks in areas north of Acapulco to defend their communities against drug gang violence The vigilantes say the Mexican tourists failed to stop at their improvised roadblock Acapulco is the granddaddy of Mexican resorts and Jackie Kennedy came on their honeymoon and Howard Hughes spent his later years hiding out in a suite at the Princess Hotel a pyramid-shaped icon in the exclusive Punta Diamante as gangs fought for control of the city's drug and extortion business For many, North America is a land of opportunity, with its rich natural resources, ecological beauty, and significance as a cultural melting pot. Nonetheless, some of the most dangerous cities on our globe are found in the region, particularly in Mexico where organized crime and the drug trade have longtime been a problem These numbers were taken from a study produced by the Igarapé Institute which is the most comprehensive database of homicide statistics that is available to the public Although murder rates is also one way to determine how dangerous a city may be it is often a rate that is indicative of dangerous conditions within a city the only American city to make it on the list also struggles with other violent crimes besides murder such as aggravated assault Kingston is the largest city on the Caribbean island of Jamaica the city of 663,182 reported 328 homicides creating a rate of 49.5 per 100,000 citizens The rate of violent crime such as murder with the city of Kingston appears to be on the upswing although government forces have continued to state their dedication to cracking down on crime Much of the murder total in Kingston can be said to be due to clashes between rival gangs where shootings continue to be the most popular type of homicide followed by Detroit at 43.5 homicides per 100,000 residents Tepic, Mexico has a population of 396,779 and witnessed 208 homicides in 2011 creating a rate of 52.4 per 100,000 people Tepic has earned a spot on this list because of a high number of gun battles and gang killings many of which are related to the illegal drug trade and organized crime Monterrey is a city in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. It is one of the largest cities in Mexico with a population of over 1.5 million a staggering rate even when the city's large population is taken into consideration has close ties to the drug trade and other organized criminal activities it is possible for innocent citizens to fall victim Travel within the city during nighttime is often not recommended Chilpancingo de Los Bravo is a Mexican city with a population of 250,194 In 2011 there was a reported 152 homicides a number that when combined with the city's relatively small population creates a high rate of 60.8 murders per 100,000 residents the drug trade has had a negative affect on Chilpancingo leading to a high rate of violent crime such as murder Chihauhau is a the capital of the Mexican state of the same name creating a per capita homicide rate of 64.2 per 100,000 people property crime such as theft and graffiti are also reported to be major issues across Chihauhau remains the main driving force behind a high crime rate in Chihauhau been efforts made in recent years by the Federal Police and Army to work to decrease this rate of crime so far appearing to have had a positive affect Mazatlán is a city in Mexico located in the state of Sinaloa and in 2011 there were 307 murders reported in the city creating a homicide rate of 67 per 100,000 residents Mazatlan has been affected by the illicit drug trade and dangerous cartels reports of a Canadian tourist being beaten in Mazatlan was reported on extensively across the United States and Canada and has had a negative affect on the city's reputation as well as tourism industry as many visitors come from these countries north of Mexico Culiacán is located in northwestern Mexico and has a population of 896,832 resulting in a homicide rate of 72 per 100,000 inhabitants The roots of Culiacan’s rough reputation are tied to its involvement in the country's illegal drug trade Not only is Culiacan home to a number of so called "drug kingpins" but souvenir shops in the area are known to sell an array of illicit and drug-related products Ciudad Juarez is located in the Mexican state of Chihuahua It has a population of just under one half million resulting in a homicide rate of 105.6 for that year the city is presently the battleground for a bloody turf wars between rival crime syndicates as well as growing rates of violence against women are also a significant problems in Ciudad Juarez According to a study conducted by Amnesty International since the 1990s an estimated 370 women and girls have been victims of murder economic benefits from the tourism industry in Ciudad Juarez have been greatly diminished although campaigns have been started in an attempt to win back visitors is a city in Mexico with a population of 813,443 creating a staggering murder rate of 123.9 per 100,000 residents prompting the United States State Department to issue travel alerts particularly during spring break periods when travel to Acapulco is especially popular crime tends to not be directed at the city's visitors meaning that tourism in Acapulco remains a popular endeavour photos and original descriptions © 2025 worldatlas.com An official says investigators are pursuing strong leads '+n.escapeExpression("function"==typeof(o=null!=(o=r(e,"eyebrowText")||(null!=l?r(l,"eyebrowText"):l))?o:n.hooks.helperMissing)?o.call(null!=l?l:n.nullContext||{},{name:"eyebrowText",hash:{},data:t,loc:{start:{line:28,column:63},end:{line:28,column:78}}}):o)+" \n '+(null!=(o=c(e,"if").call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2PreText"):l,{name:"if",hash:{},fn:n.program(32,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:63,column:20},end:{line:63,column:61}}}))?o:"")+"\n"+(null!=(o=(c(e,"ifAll")||l&&c(l,"ifAll")||n.hooks.helperMissing).call(r,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Text"):l,null!=l?c(l,"cta2Link"):l,{name:"ifAll",hash:{},fn:n.program(34,t,0),inverse:n.noop,data:t,loc:{start:{line:64,column:20},end:{line:70,column:30}}}))?o:"")+" NEW: 50 investigators are working the case Official says investigators are pursuing strong leads Financiera para el Bienestar | 06 de febrero de 2024 reiterated the commitment to work and accompany the hotel and restaurant owners of Acapulco de Juarez and Coyuca de Benitez towards the recovery of the economic activity "you will have us here for a while During the delivery of loans to hotels and restaurants in Acapulco together with the general director of Financiera para el Bienestar (Finabien) and authorities of the government of Guerrero Secretary Montiel expressed the support of the Mexican government that is pending the recovery of Acapulco; visits are made to verify the progress of the recovery and to record in a transparent manner the use of the support He emphasized that the coordinated work between the federal and Guerrero governments for the recovery of Acapulco and Coyuca de Benítez has allowed rapid progress in the reconstruction with the support of four thousand national servants from different parts of the country The general director of Financiera para el Bienestar (Finabien) informed that today the first 50 Esperanza 2 Credits were dispersed for a total amount of three million 300 thousand pesos; it is important to point out that there are 439 applications that are currently being reviewed and attention is being given to provide support to hotels and restaurants He explained that the loans are tailored to the needs of hoteliers and are in excess of 20 thousand pesos with a four-month grace period and 24 months to repay there are seven Finabien branches in Acapulco and support was also given to micro-enterprises Loans are an important tool for business development which is why the Mexican Government allocated 500 million pesos for the reconstruction of hotels restaurants and micro-businesses in Acapulco and Coyuca The event was attended by the Secretary of Tourism of the State of Guerrero Santos Ramírez Cuevas; the Secretary of Economic Promotion and Development of Guerrero Website: gob.mx/finabien Facebook: Financiera para el BienestarMX Es el portal único de trámites, información y participación ciudadana. Leer más i&&ui_pixel_url[f](l)>0&&(j=ui_pixel_url[g](0,i-8).lastIndexOf(l),ui_pixel_url=(ui_pixel_url[g](0,j)+k+"cut="+r(ui_pixel_url[g](j+1)))[g](0,i)),c.images?(m=new Image,q.ns_p||(ns_p=m),m.src=ui_pixel_url):c.write(" the Foreign Ministry's office of political coordination signed a Letter of Intent with the Association of Local Authorities of Mexico (AALMAC) to promote the internationalization of the municipalities that make up the Association The event was led by the Director General of Political Coordination president of the National Conference of Municipalities (CONAMM) and mayor of Acapulco de Juárez and the mayors on the AALMAC Board of Directors who also endorsed the letter of intent.  Other state representatives also participated The Letter of Intent will promote an exchange of information between Mexican municipalities on best practices for internationalization and twin city programs; methods for decentralized cooperation; the use of international funds; local economic and territorial development; the training of municipal officials in local actions at the international level Escobedo said that the goal of the Foreign Ministry and the instructions of Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard are to ensure municipalities interested in participating at the international level that they have a partner in the Foreign Ministry that will build bridges between global opportunities and local potential so that the benefits available internationally reach the municipalities and have a positive impact for Mexico AALMAC President Laura Beristaín said that the goal of the Association is to transform the model of local government by incorporating a vision of inclusion development and well-being and making the municipal agenda a national and international one AALMAC is made up of 399 local governments and is present in 26 states and 385 municipalities It has 14 delegation headquarters in the country's capital and represents over 22 million people.  Con el tema: “El INE como garante y salvaguarda de la democracia en Guerrero” el Vocal Ejecutivo del Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) en el estado de Guerrero Donaciano Muñoz Loyola participó como ponente en sesión de la Asociación Civil de Acapulco A.C donde aseguró que los organismos electorales (local y federal) se encuentran trabajando en la organización del Proceso Electoral concurrente 2023-2024 La exposición el cual fue llevado a cabo en el Hotel HS Hotsson Smart de la ciudad y puerto de Acapulco de Juárez y expuso temas respecto al calendario y plan integral que seguirá el INE para la organización del Proceso Electoral concurrente 2023-2024 el paquete de reformas político – electorales el padrón electoral y lista nominal de electores agregó las funciones de Organización Electoral el tipo y número de casillas proyectadas (función exclusiva del INE) así como el trabajo de Capacitación Electoral y Educación Cívica su programa de promoción ciudadana y los estímulos y mecanismos para incrementar la participación ciudadana y la integración de mesas directivas de casilla Abundó sobre los temas de los escrutinios de cómputos de las tres elecciones que se tendrán en el 2024 las reglas y explicó las sanciones que se derivan en la actuación de los partidos políticos Bajo este escenario agregó que en el 2024 se tendrá una proyección aproximada de 98 millones de electores y la instalación de 170 mil casillas únicas en todo el territorio nacional así como la participación de 1 millón 530 mil 27 funcionarios y funcionarias de Mesas Directivas de Casilla lo que será el Proceso Electoral más grande de la historia de México es la figura que se encarga del acceso de los partidos políticos a los tiempos de Radio y televisión En el tema de la paridad: el nuevo paradigma de la participación política y electoral dijo que es “la participación equilibrada las mujeres en toda su diversidad tengan una participación y representación igualitaria en la vida democrática de nuestro país el principio de paridad es ahora un principio constitucional de la misma jerarquía que los que establece el artículo 1º (universalidad que tutela los derechos humanos de representación y participación política El funcionario electoral recordó que la LXV Legislatura de la Cámara de Diputados electa en el Proceso Electoral Federal 2020-2021 es la más paritaria en la historia política de México representada por un 50 por ciento de mujeres y un 50 por ciento de hombres En cuanto a las acciones afirmativas (indígenas los resultados de la elección de diputados federales en favor de grupos con situación de discriminación implementadas fue con la expectativa de elección de 50 personas en situación de discriminación; no obstante lo que representó un incremento de un 30 por ciento Del total de las candidaturas electas por acción afirmativa respondió que 40 corresponden a mujeres y 25 a hombres lo que representa un 62 por ciento y 38 por ciento En el tema de la Violencia Política contra las Mujeres en Razón de Género En Guerrero tiene el vigésimo primer lugar a nivel nacional con 2 casos Al evento acudieron el presidente del Grupo ACA presidentes de diferentes asociaciones y medios de comunicación A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit 3.2 km (2 mi) away from Acapulco de Juárez, Estado de Guerrero,  Mexico 2025 at 7.51 am local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6) The quake had a very shallow depth of 19.6 km (12 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit 10 km (6 mi) away from Acapulco de Juárez, Estado de Guerrero,  Mexico 2025 at 9.13 am local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6) The quake had a very shallow depth of 24 km (15 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter A light magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near the coast of Estado de Guerrero State,  Mexico 2024 at 1.48 pm local time (America/Mazatlan GMT -7) The quake had a very shallow depth of 4.1 km (2.5 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) A moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit 27 km (16 mi) away from Acapulco de Juárez, Estado de Guerrero,  Mexico 2023 at 3.04 am local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6) The quake had a shallow depth of 37 km (23 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so) A moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit 16 km (10 mi) away from Atoyac de Alvarez, Estado de Guerrero,  Mexico 2025 at 9.49 pm local time (America/Mexico City GMT -6) The quake had a shallow depth of 44 km (28 mi) and was reported felt by some people near the epicenter WATCH: 7.0-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico pic.twitter.com/wF3YkzWyQH