Ranked Mexico Third Place in Organized Crime

Mexico ranks third among 193 countries, after Myanmar and Colombia, in an organized crime index spread by the World Bank (BM). In the report "Organized Crime and Violence in Latin America and the Caribbean", the agency indicates that Mexico is the country of the region with the greatest participation in illicit markets, 13 out of 15, followed by Brazil and Colombia, each with 8. Detail that the index, developed by the Global Initiative against T…

Mexico City, April 30, 2025. As part of the National Security Strategy, the Mexican Government’s Security Cabinet reported several actions carried out on Tuesday, April 29, in coordination with state and federal authorities, which resulted in cachings, arrests and securing of arms, drugs, hydrocarbons and tactical materials in 16 states of the country. In Guerrero, federal and state forces arrested an alleged extortionist who demanded payments f…

An organized offensive between the Metropolitan Police, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Mayor’s Office of Ibagué allowed the capture of 19 people identified as belonging to dangerous criminal gangs operating in different parts of the city and its surroundings. These actions are part of the institutional strategy ‘Ibagué Segura para Todos’, whose objective is to dismantle structures ... The post Authorities give a certain blow to organized crime …

Mexico ranks third among 193 countries, after Myanmar and Colombia, in the World Bank's organized crime index.