Crime in Mexico City
Mexico City's crime rate has begun rising again, after having previously peaked in the late 1990s. Mexico City's inner core has about 8 million people – about the same number as New York City. However, Mexico City's police force is only two-thirds the size of New York City's and is organized into several ill-coordinated forces. Policemen earn less than a quarter of their U.S. counterparts, so a number officers turn to corruption to augment their income. And even in the cases where criminals do get caught, some courts are often too corrupt and inefficient to punish them.
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