Anyone claiming that the killing of “El Mencho” in Jalisco on February 22 marks the end of organized crime in Mexico is sorely mistaken. It is a major blow, without question. It carries enormous ...

Mexican marines guard the entrance of the building complex where the leader of the Beltran Leyva's cartel, Arturo Beltran Leyva, was shot dead by security forces, in Cuernavaca on December 17, 2009.

Violence in Mexico cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars in 2024 despite the country becoming moderately more peaceful, according to a recent study that underscored the continued high cost ...

Environmental defenders in Mexico are facing increasingly lethal attacks as organized crime deepens its role in land conflicts, often with the backing of public and private actors, according to a ...

Mexico's drug cartels are often described as powerful rivals to the state, with their influence measured in weapons, money and murdered officials. But this framing misses a fundamental truth.

Cassie Thomason's family owns a beach house in Rocky Point, or Puerto Penasco — a Mexican resort city on the Gulf of California. "If we didn't feel safe it would be an absolute no go with our kids, of ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — The U.S. State Department is warning Spring Break travelers from traveling to Mexico due to a spike in violent crime, including Tijuana. In a new advisory, U.S. officials ...

As women continue to gain ground in fields long dominated by men, including politics, the military and corporate leadership, their presence in organized crime has become more prominent. According to a ...

President Trump compared crime in Washington to violence in Latin American capitals. Mexico City’s mayor said “many parts of the world would like to have” her city’s safety. By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega ...