Murder by numbers in Mexico

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The Mexican newspaper Milenio on Monday published an unofficial tally of the number of drug-related killings in Mexico for the first six months of the year: 1,455.

The Mexican government doesn’t compile murder statistics, at least not for public consumption. So newspapers keep their own count. Last year, El Universal newspaper reported 1,003 killings for the first half of 2006.

Milenio broke down the statistics by state, showing that the Pacific Coast states of Sinaloa, Guerrero, Michoacan and Baja California to be the most dangerous. Each had more than 100 killings this year. Check out their website before planning that south-of-the-border trip this summer.

Posted by Sam Enriquez and Carlos Martinez in Mexico City