Evolution of Extortion in Mexico : a Regional Statistical Analysis (2012-2013)

Extortion represents a serious affection to people´s wealth, tarnish  freedom and reflects a precarious rule of law, as long as authorities  don´t guarantee inhabitants safety and wealth at the expense of the  nation economic and social development. This paper aims to make a  proper diagnosis about...

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Autores: Pérez Morales, Vania, Vélez Salas, Doria del Mar, Rivas Rodríguez, Francisco Javier, Vélez Salas, Manuel Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/45424
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/45424
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Extortion
Mexico
felony
crime
security
victims
Extorsión
México
delitos
delincuencia
seguridad
víctimas
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Sumario:Extortion represents a serious affection to people´s wealth, tarnish  freedom and reflects a precarious rule of law, as long as authorities  don´t guarantee inhabitants safety and wealth at the expense of the  nation economic and social development. This paper aims to make a  proper diagnosis about the status of of extortion in México through a  statistics analysis of the Secretariado Ejecutivo del Sistema Nacionalde  Seguridad Pública (sesnp ) available data.According to public and official information, in 2013, 8 042 legal complaints for extortion were made, wich represents an increase of 10.59%, compared with the legal complaints made in 2012, wich is equivalent to 22 legal complaints per day, or one per hour. However, those 8 042 legal complaints are only a small sample of what is happening around this phenomenon, because most of the legal complaints and completed extortions are uncounted.This study concludes that extortion rates in Estado de Mexico, Distrito Federal, Guanajuato and Jalisco are above the national average, wich suggests not only concentration and crime permanence, but their urgent treatment in crime combat.