Mexico: Police Forces Quit in Two Towns; Street-Crossing Risks in Mexico City

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | May 28th, 2008 | Trackback

Within the span of two weeks, two Mexican towns saw their police forces quit for fear of assassination by drug cartels, underscoring the seriousness of the situation facing the Mexican government in its crackdown on narco-traffickers. All 15 police officers of Zirandaro, including the police chief, quit after a gun battle with drug gangs because they feared the criminals would return to seek revenge. The town of 24,000 is now being protected by Guerrero state police. Earlier a similar development occurred in Villa Ahumada, a town about 50 miles south of Juarez, where all 20 members of the police force quit. The military took over security for the town. Despite such lawlessness, in Mexico City, at least, the risk to life and limb is higher from crossing the street than from armed criminals. Statistics show that the average number of daily pedestrian deaths in Mexico City is 3.4 compared to 1.9 homicides.

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