Mexico: Homicide

(asked on 21st June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that the majority of the 6,141 homicides registered in the 170 most violent municipalities in Mexico so far in 2022 were the result of confrontations between organised crime groups; and whether the Mexican Government has requested support from the UK Government in respect of that matter.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 28th June 2022

Organised crime groups in Mexico have proliferated in recent years and are geographically concentrated, which leads to their competing for territory and an increase in levels of violence in some areas. We assess that organised crime groups have been implicated in numerous killings, acting with impunity and at times in collusion with federal, state and local security officials. We regularly discuss the security situation with the Mexican Government and with British companies operating in Mexico. The UK has supported the Mexican Government's efforts to tackle the underlying security and justice issues as well as addressing impunity and corruption.

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