Popular Tourist Spot Acapulco Listed as Mexico's Most Dangerous City Elena Toledo - PanAm Post
go to original January 14, 2017

Last March, Franc Contreras reported on drug and gang-related violence in Acapulco (CCTV America)

Acapulco is one of the most visited tourist destinations in Mexico, but it is also the most violent municipality in the country, according to the National Security Commission (CNS).

The CNS has labeled 20 locations in Acapulco as dangerous, including the coastal tourist zone, but there are four especially dangerous areas due to their high level of homicide, vehicle theft and high concentration of firearms.

However, these levels of violence are not recent.

Last year, the Security, Justice and Peace Organization reported that Acapulco had the highest rate of violence among municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants — at 72.70 percent. In that year, the municipality surpassed Cuernavaca as the municipality with the highest violence.

The most dangerous places in Acapulco are Renaissance City, Progreso, Centro and El Coloso, the report said. The remaining residences also considered dangerous are: Emiliano Zapata, La Laja, Mangos Garden, Llano Largo, Magallanes, Bella Vista, Puerto Marqués, Tres Palos, Postal, Cuauhtémoc, La Venta, Hornos, Las Cruces and Garita de Juárez.

Though local authorities have reportedly tried hard to deny it, the CNS has identified the tourist area of Acapulco as having a high rate of homicide.

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