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According to official data, Mexico registered its highest murder rate in 2017 , becoming the deadliest year on record.
A total of 23,101 murder investigations were opened in the first 11 months of this year, surpassing the 22,855 registered in 2011 , according to the data reported by the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System ( SESNSP ).
In October , 2,372 murder investigations were opened, the highest figure recorded since January 1997 , when the SESNSP database was created.
However, in the last balance, this figure reached 2,380 files , placing October as the deadliest month of 2017 since there were more murders in October than in any month over at least 20 years.
In November , 2,212 murders were recorded in the country. The states with the highest murder incidence that month were Guerrero ( 190 ), Baja California ( 178 ), State of Mexico ( 172 ), Veracruz ( 138 ), and Chihuahua ( 137 ).
It should be noted that those five states topped the homicide incidence figures in October as well.
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