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Desaparecidos en México - Missing People in Mexico
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Disappearances by State
Only 2% of disappearances are denounced
An average of 11 people disappear per day in Mexico
30,000+ people have disappeared in Mexico since 2007
Over half of disappearances since 2007 occurred during the administration of Enrique Peña Nieto
1 in 5
missing persons cases are women
18% of recorded cases do not account for the cause of disappearance
292 cases of enforced disappearances occurred during the so-called “Dirty War” of the 60s and 70s
426%
increase in kidnapping reports in 2013 over 2004
Social organizations dealing with disappearances increased from 2,950 to 26,050 in 2014
45,000
children missing from 2013 to the first half of 2014
2,564
victims of kidnapping received counseling and legal advice from 2011 to July 2014
Only 1% of enforced disappearances were investigated between January 2006 and July 2014
2,618
disappeared during the first year of Peña Nieto’s Presidency
1 in 4 reports of human rights violations in Latin America were attributed to Mexico in 2013
In Mexico, less than 10% of crimes are reported
Only 11% of murder victims are identified
60%
The Mexican government is cutting 60% of the budget for the Missing Persons Search Unit
>400
mass graves in Mexico (2014)
52 mass graves in San Fernando, Tamaulipas State
50.83%
of kidnappings recorded in 2014 are concentrated in three states: Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Mexico State.
89.5%
of kidnappings in Mexico since 2012 were denounced.
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