Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Extortion, Rape, and Assualt are on the rise in Puerto Vallarta according to the ‘Criminal Traffic Light’

Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) - According to the latest 'Criminal Traffic Light', a system used to track crime in Jalsico, Puerto Vallarta is failing in five areas of crime with growth in extortion, rape, assault, vehicle theft, and business robberies.

In the latest update evaluating crime in February, Puerto Vallarta received five red marks, two yellow and four green in the eleven crimes that are tracked in the study.

In February, there were six cases of extortion, 41 vehicle thefts, 20 business robberies, 40 reported assaults, and five reported rapes.

Crimes listed within 'yellow' of . . .

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