Violence down in Sonora state; 4 die subject logo: MEX2013
2013-09-03
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By Chris Covert
Rantburg.com

While violence has gone down overall in the Mexican state of Sonora, in some municipalities murders have increased as much as 94 percent, according to Mexican news reports.

A new report posted Monday on the website of El Imparcial news daily said that intentional homicides statewide are down from 2012, going from 338 to 284 between January and July, a reduction of almost 16 percent.

The report came from information provided by the Sonora state Procuraduria General de Justicia de Estado or attorney general's office.

Although the overall rate has gone down, murders in key municipalities have soared, including Cajeme and Hermosillo, while Nogales and Navojoa have registered a modest year over year decline.

Cajeme's intentional homicide rate went to 94 percent with 97 murders in the first half of 2013, with 97 against 50 the same period last year.

Similarly, in Hermosillo, the state capital of Sonora murders have risen 31 percent, going from 48 in 2012 to 63 in 2013.

A total of five individuals have been killed in drug and gang violence in Sonora state.

Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com. His latest work of non-fiction, The Wounded Eagle: Volume 2 went on sale Sunday at Amazon.com and Smashwords.com.

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