The crime in Mexico has high levels, Mexico City, Tijuana, Ciudad de Juarez, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey, Acapulco and the state of Sinaloa are the most violent cities and it has serious levels of crime.
The crime affects the people’s life style due that because of the high rates presented, nobody can go out of their homes with out the worries of being in danger, and this doesn’t allow the free movement through the city. Parents can’t leave their children alone or send them to school afraid of kidnappings and robberies, which affect their entire normal process of living; they’re intimidated all the time.
Street crime and kidnappings are the most common problems. It is estimated that there are between 2000-3000 crimes committed on the street every day, but only approximately 600 are reported.
There are many important causes, ones of the most important are:
* Poverty
* Income inequality
* Unemployment
In addition, the twentieth century saw a major increase in the Mexico’s crime. It has increased and continues with high levels.
For this same reason, we must look to the cause of the problem, which is simply “education”; it is the Government’s responsibility to find solutions for this problem.
Solutions
* Governments must educate people
* Increase the rate of employment
* Decrease the corruption
* Decrease the rate of poverty
Thus, policies may also be necessary to resolve these problems; similar policies may also be necessary in other so called underdeveloped nations to control.
Although the government takes a lot of measures in order to diminish the crime rate, many people try to take the security of their families in their own hands. Many security companies (some illegal), offer different packages of protection, including security people and surveillance devices. But this kind of luxury can only be afforded by wealthy families, which leaves a major percent of community unprotected.
