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A recent article in USA TODAY reviews official statistics from the United
Nations
comparing Mexico's violent crime rate to other countries.
Experts note that
the
overall murder rate in Mexico is lower than it was a decade ago and cite data indicating that the highest violence is found in a limited number of cities.
"If you look at history, today we have fewer murders, both in raw numbers and rates," said Mario Arroyo, a researcher with the Citizens' Institute for Crime Studies, a Mexico City think tank.
Washington, D.C.'s murder rate is nearly quadruple that of the Mexican capital, Mexico City. Washington's murder rate was 31.4 per 100,000 people in 2008; Mexico City's rate in 2009 was 8.
See the online summary of the article at USA TODAY.
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