Intentional homicides in Mexico has increased by 17% in the first eight months of this year when compared with the same period of the previous year.
The statistics of the National Public Security System reports a total of 18,835 investigation files initiated by violent deaths from January to August 2018, by the 32 prosecutor offices in Mexico, which means 2,822 more than in 2017.
So far, July remains the most violent month registering 2,603 murders, the highest figure since the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System began keeping records of intentional homicides in 1997.
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