Morelos has the highest rate of extortion victims at 7.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by Zacatecas at 6.7, and Colima and Mexico City, both at 6.2, according to the Coparmex Security Monitor.
Of these states, Guanajuato and Mexico City account for 13 of the 20 municipalities with the highest extortion rates: seven municipalities and six boroughs, respectively.
The cases of Cuautla, Morelos, with a rate of 27.14, and Salamanca, Guanajuato, with 18.13, stand out, “which highlights very specific territorial hotspots that require priority action,” emphasized Jorge Peñuñuri Pantoja, president of the Security and Justice Commission of Coparmex (the Mexican Employers’ Confederation).
In the first quarter, seven out of ten extortions were carried out remotely or through other means such as the internet, social media, telephone, and cell phones, while two out of ten were in-person extortions, and the rest were classified as attempted extortion.
Five states have yet to harmonize their legislation against extortion.
Among Coparmex’s proposals is the harmonization of local laws with the General Law to Prevent, Investigate, and Punish Extortion Offenses.
Campeche, Chihuahua, Michoacán, Nuevo León, and Guanajuato are the five states that have not yet harmonized their local legislation to prevent and punish extortion.
This law establishes obligations for both local prosecutors’ offices and prisons regarding this crime.
The Coparmex (Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic) emphasized the need to create specialized units to address extortion crimes and to install signal jammers in prisons.
Source: mexico.quadratin
