Last year, Ciudad Juarez was the most dangerous city in the world. But the first days of July have passed with no homicides in Juarez, according to El Diario. The local newspaper also highlighted that there were 10 days in June with no murders while January 25th was the first day in the last five years without murders.
June was the month with the lower homicide rate since 2006, when Mexican President Felipe Calderón started a fight against organized crime.
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About tanialara
Tania Lara has a vast experience working as a journalist in Mexico and the U.S. reporting in-depth about the economic contributions and realities of Mexican immigrants. This summer, she will be covering border issues and elections for the 21st Century Border Initiative blog. Her stories about complex cross border matters have been published in Spanish-language media outlets including CNN México, Expansión, and ¡Ahora Sí!, as well as the English-language newspaper The Austin American-Statesman.
