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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Oscar Lopez in Mexico City

Daily killings in Mexico drop 37% under Claudia Sheinbaum, but experts say data is problematic

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Claudia Sheinbaum, speaking during her daily news conference, has been president of Mexico since September last year. Photograph: Sahenka Gutierrez/EPA

The average number of daily killings per month in Mexico has dropped by 37% since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office last year, according to new government figures, but security analysts cautioned that homicide data may not indicate improved national security.

There was an average of nearly 55 murders a day in November compared with almost 87 when Sheinbaum assumed the presidency in September last year, the head of the country’s national public security system, Marcela Figueroa Franco, said during the president’s daily news conference on Tuesday.

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