Mexico sets first half murder record with 17,608 homicides reported

[TomSea]

Mexico sets first half murder record with 17,608 homicides reported
By Associated Press

Murder rate in Mexico hits an all-time high during the first half of 2019 with 17,608 homicides reported - almost 100 killings per DAY

    Mexico reported 17,608 killing during the first six months of 2019
    It's the most deadliest first half since the government started keeping official numbers in 1997
    An average of 100 people were killed daily in a nation of 125 million
    Since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador entered office in December 2018, there have been 20,599 murders recorded

Published: 17:09 EDT, 22 July 2019 | Updated: 22:18 EDT, 23 July 2019

More at: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7274269/Mexico-sets-1st-half-murder-record-5-3.html

[Fishrrman]

Hopefully, most of these murders were internecine drug gang battles.

The more of them that kill each other, the better.

Can we get that total up to 200 per day?