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Mexico - April 2024
Local police under threat
On 17 March three state police officers, including the regional police commander, were killed in Pátzcuaro municipality, Michoacán state. The killings add to those of at least 56 other police officers nationwide this year, according to data from local NGO Causa en Común. Almost all killed worked for state or municipal forces, which have seen a decrease in budget and personnel under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The president has prioritised the militarised national guard (GN) and the armed forces over local policing forces, leaving officers vulnerable to attacks and infiltration by criminal groups.
