Total Number of Mexican Adolescents with Problems with the Law Increased by 17.7% in 2023

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Alarming figures! The number of adolescents charged with the alleged commission of a crime is increasing, which has raised alarms about public safety in our country, forcing us to look closely at the causes that lead young people to commit crimes. How many adolescents were charged with crimes in Mexico? In Mexico, 32,852 adolescents were charged with crimes within the investigation kits initiated by state prosecutors’ offices or attorneys’ offic…

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During 2023 in Mexico, 32,852 adolescents were charged with allegedly committing a crime, an increase of 17.7% compared to the previous year. 77.5 per cent of minors in this situation are men, while 22.5 per cent are women, according to the Statistics Report on Adolescents in Conflict with the Inegi Law (National Institute of Statistics and Geography).