Clashes with Jalisco New Generation Cartel kill 10 in Guanajuato CJNG launched five separate attacks on law enforcement officials
Published on Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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A Guanajuato police officer was killed and one National Guardsman was wounded after gunmen believed to belong to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) made five separate attacks on state and federal law enforcement officials Monday in the municipalities of Villagrán and Celaya.
In total, eight of the aggressors were killed and one other presumed gang member was later found dead inside a truck on the road between Celaya and Salamanca.
Three were arrested in the conflicts.
For second year, Guanajuato leads the country in homicides 11 states had higher homicide numbers than in 2019
Published on Tuesday, December 22, 2020
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At the end of 2020, Guanajuato will receive the unenviable title of Mexico’s most violent state for a second consecutive year.
Official statistics show that 4,190 people were murdered in the Bajío region state between January and November.
Guanajuato’s homicide count is 58.5% higher than that of Baja California, which ranks second for murders with 2,643 victims in the first 11 months of the year.
México state ranks third with 2,592 victims, followed by Chihuahua, Jalisco and Michoacán with 2,516, 2,421 and 2,229 victims, respectively.