Mexico.- Since the beginning of the government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and until last March 31 of the current year, they have been deprived of life around 1,509 police elements in different criminal acts arising in the Mexican Republic.
According to data collected by the Common Cause organizationsince the beginning of the current six-year term, the state that has registered the most police murders is Guanajuatoa federal entity that adds, according to official data, 288 casualties of security agents.
Likewise, the organization announced that, to date, the deadliest year for uniformed personnel in Mexico has been the 2020when there were 542 cases of homicides where the victim was a security element of the country.
Read more: Photo: This was the shooting attack on a Cancun bar that left one dead and six injured
Meanwhile, the state of Guanajuato is followed by the Mexico statedocumenting 133 police killings, followed closely by chihuahuawith 125 casualties; Warriorwith 107, and Veracruzwith 77, a federal entity where there is a presence of different criminal groups.
On the other hand, Zacatecas registers a total of 52 deaths of security elements from the beginning of the present administration to March 31 of the current year. In this entity, violence has worsened in recent months, which is attributed by the authorities to conflicts between criminals.
For its part, another of the entities that has presented a higher level of violence has been Michoacán, where different drug cartels dispute the territory. In this part of the national territory, 49 police officers have perished in criminal acts.
Lastly, in Puebla They have murdered 30 security agents, this state being the site of a dispute between criminal groups that are dedicated to fuel theft, that is, that illegally steal gasoline and diesel from the pipelines of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex).
Read more: ATM robbery foiled in Irapuato, Guanajuato, in broad daylight three men tried to rob it
According to information from Common Cause, in 2018 they were deprived of life 452 police Mexicans. In 2019, they were completed, at least, 446 uniformed. Meanwhile, in 2020, the figure rose to 524 items. During 2021, 401 agents were added to the deadly list, while so far this 2022, they have been reported 94 police officers killed.
#police #officers #killed #Mexico #AMLOs #sixyear #term