| Authorities Report Organized Crime-Related Homicides in Mexico Down 18 Percent Agencia EFE | |
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MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities said organized crime-related homicides fell by 18 percent in the first five months of President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration, relative to the final five months of his predecessor's six-year term.
Based on preliminary figures from a security report released Friday, 5,296 homicides attributed to organized crime gangs occurred between December 2012 and April 2013 in Mexico, compared with 6,432 between July-November 2012, when Felipe Calderon was in office.
Homicides were down 14.4 percent relative to the December 2011-April 2012 period, when 6,187 organized crime-related murders were committed.
Mexican authorities define "organized crime" as the activities of drug cartels and gangs dedicated to kidnapping, extortion and other crimes.
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