politics

Crime and COVID-19: Effect of changes in routine activities in Mexico City

This talk presented the findings of a study on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on crime in Mexico City, and was followed by a Q&A on trends and issues in public security in Mexico in 2021.

Mexico: after a year in power, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is failing to contain violence

AMLO's war against organised crime in Mexico isn't stopping people dying.

Mexico’s new president creates yet another national police force – but it will struggle to stem the bloody crimewave

Andrés Manuel López Obrador plans to combine army, navy and Federal Police units in a new 150,000 strong national guard.

Mexico’s new president has plans to make his country safer – but will they work?

Even with the best will in the world, there's only so much social policy can do to stop organised crime.

As the cartels grow deadlier, should the Mexican military be involved in law enforcement?

October 2017 was Mexico’s deadliest month on record.