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Mexican drug trafficking plays a huge role in the flow of cocaine, meth, fentanyl , heroin , and marijuana transition between Latin America and the United States. This leads to organized crime between cartels, thus being a major source to violent crime in Mexico.

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Mexico officially declared war on criminal organizations in 2006. This declaration allowed the military to combat cartels using military force. As a result of this , more than 300,000 homicides have occurred since 2006

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Increase in homicide rates are due to a lack a uncoordinated federal and state governments; thus increasing crime because neither governments are working together to stop criminal violence.

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Mexicos long war on drugs, crime, and cartels continue to this day as violence rages across Mexico. The United States has partnered closely with Mexico and providing them with billions of dollars to modernize its security forces, reform its judicial system, and make similar investments.

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96% of residents living in Fresnillo say they feel unsafe. That is the highest percentage of all cities in Mexico.

grenades explode in broad daylight, kids are kidnapped, dead bodies are dumped in city streets.
this creates extreme fear amongst society, so far as to fear to sleep in their own homes

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Drones are now part of Mexican drug cartels' arsenal for attacking enemies and smuggling drugs into the US. Easy accessibility to drones is a new simpler way for cartels to regain their territory.

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Over 25 private companies have sold surveillance software to Mexican federal and state police. However, there is no regulation or control on where the software ends up, so corrupt officials can be selling to cartels.

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A recent 2022 study has shown that violent homicides have declined by 3.6% from the previous year. This reduction in homicides isn't due to improvement in Mexicos security but on particular groups and criminal alliances being able to establish temporary territorial control

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The current president, Andres Obrador ran his campaign and promised to make reforms to stop drug war violence in Mexico. however 2 years into his presidency, he has ignored calls to strengthen a national anticorruption system.

His own brother has even been caught on video smuggling money across a table. There is corruption within the system, making it difficult to put an end to violence and crime .

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in 2017, Mexicos federal government allocated 1% of money towards public safety and order. That is the equivalence that safe countries, such as Denmark and Luxenberg spend.

This shows a lack of importance and corruptness within the government towards society.

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The Mexican government response to this situation is still deeply troubling. Mostly a hope the criminals will sort it out among themselves. Around 100,000 members of the Mexican Army and national guard have been deployed, mostly to just patrol the streets without active operations against local criminal groups.