How many murders were there in Juarez 2009?

2,754
As noted in the Frontera e-mail list, kept by New Mexico State University librarian Molly Molloy, this is the lowest annual total reported for Juarez in the past five years….Juarez Murder Rate Reaches 5-Year Low.

2007	320	Less than 1 murder a day
2009	2,754	7.5 per day
2010	3,622	9.9 per day
2011	2,086	5.7 per day
2012	797	2 per day

Who was the serial killer on narcos?

Luis Gerardo Méndez almost didn’t get the role that has thrust him into the international limelight: an earnest but flawed police officer obsessed with the unsolved killings of young Mexican women amid drug cartel turf wars in the hit Netflix series “Narcos: Mexico.”

Why is Juárez so violent?

Drug cartels operate in Juárez, which has resulted in high levels of violence against the local population, including women and girls. Misogyny is a common trait of gang activity. According to a study conducted in 2008, 9.1% of the murders of women were attributed to organized crime and drug trafficking activities.

What is the population of Juárez Mexico?

Currently, Juárez has a population of 1.391 million residents, the report said. Still, the current rate is a fraction of the 229 killings per 100,000 residents reported in 2010, the city’s most violent year when Juárez ranked first.

What is Ciudad Juárez known for?

Juárez has a long, notorious history of drug trafficking and the intense related violence. Mexico’s first homegrown cartel, run by Ignacia Jasso, was seated in the city, and for a time controlled much of the border drug trade. Today the Juárez Cartel controls the routes in Juarez.

What is the population of Ciudad Juárez 2021?

1.5 million people
Ciudad Juárez Juárez’s estimated population is 1.5 million people.

Who is Victor Tapia in real life?

Actor Luis Gerardo Méndez
Actor Luis Gerardo Méndez sees his role as officer Victor Tapia, who’s trying to solve the murders of women in Juárez amid cartel wars, as “the eyes of the entire Mexican people.”