Mexico: Chihuahua state ranks first in kidnappings and ninth in business extortion

Posted on December 26, 2011 • Filed under: Crime, Mexico, Social Issues

The Chihuahua state ranks first in incidence of reported kidnappings, with E103 so far this year, while the business of extortion is in ninth place in the “Top Ten” national, according to the National Public Security System ( SNSP).
Meanwhile, capital Ciudad Juarez and Chihuahua are also among the 14 cities that concentrate most of the kidnappings and extortions committed in the country. According to figures from SNSP to ome of the cities with the highest rates of kidnapping also have high incidence of the crime of extortion, as Ciudad Juarez, where 58 kidnappings were reported and 105 extortions. Read Article

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