Mexico Murders Rise Least Since 2007, Statistics Agency Says
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Homicides in Mexico increased last year at the slowest pace since 2007, showing that the nation may be stemming the rise in violence spurred by the war against drug cartels and organized crime.
Murders rose 5.6 percent to 27,199, according to preliminary data released today by the nation’s statistics agency, known as Inegi. The number includes deaths from the drug conflict as well as other slayings. The increase compares with homicides that soared 30 percent in 2010, 41 percent in 2009 and 58 percent in 2008, after falling 15 percent in 2007.