Violence In Mexico

Mexico has had a long history of criminal violence due to its weak and corrupt law enforcement and it has risen dramatically in Mexico over the last couple of years. Crime and violence in Mexico have multiple factors, but drug trade appears to be the most responsible. Drug trafficking constitutes as the main single factor behind rising levels of violence in the region, according to the World Bank, meaning that crime rates are more than 100 percent higher where drug trafficking is higher compared to other areas. Drug-oriented crime groups began to rise in the 1980s after the Colombia’s drug cartels were dismantled, leaving a lack of supply and plenty of demand. Mexican cartels expanded from the role of couriers for the Colombian gangs and took