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soonercruiser
3/1/2011, 11:09 AM
More Civilians Killed Last Year in One Mexican Border Town Than All Afghanistan
Friday, February 25, 2011
By Edwin Mora
(CNSNews.com) - More civilians were killed last year in Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city across the border from El Paso, Texas, than were killed in all of Afghanistan.

There were 3,111 civilians murdered in the city of Juarez in 2010 and 2,421 in the entire country of Afghanistan.

On a per capita basis, a civilian was 30 times more likely to be murdered last year in Juarez, where there are 1,328,017 inhabitants according to Mexico’s 2010 census, than in Afghanistan, where there are 29,121,286 people according to the CIA World Factbook.

The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan was compiled by the Congressional Research Service and published in a CRS report released on Feb. 3. The number of civilians killed in Juarez was compiled by Molly Molloy, a research librarian at New Mexico State University who maintains a count of murders Juarez and published it on the Frontera List Web site. Molloy’s work on civilian murders in Juarez was also referenced in a recent CRS report on Mexican drug cartels.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/more-civilians-killed-last-year-juarez-a
Breadburner
3/1/2011, 11:12 AM
Mexico has been out of control for many years......
yermom
3/1/2011, 11:15 AM
maybe they need a regime change

do they have any oil?
okie52
3/1/2011, 11:16 AM
Yep, sure wouldn't want to seal the border.
yermom
3/1/2011, 11:16 AM
well, El Paso on the other hand is really safe
okie52
3/1/2011, 11:17 AM
Mexico is an oil exporting country but its reserves are in significant decline. They may not be exporting oil to the US in the next 7-10 years.
okie52
3/1/2011, 11:19 AM
well, El Paso on the other hand is really safe

Comparatively yes...but I can't imagine why El Paso would have more problems than other US cities, can you?
yermom
3/1/2011, 11:47 AM
comparative to what?

i was there when the Sun Bowl was going on this year and heard a bunch of stats. they claim the lowest crime rate in the country of any city over 500k

it sounds like they keep all the murders in Mexico pretty well
okie52
3/1/2011, 11:50 AM
I have a son that is stationed there at Ft Bliss. In March of 2009 his unit had to patrol the border to keep the carnage from Juarez from spilling over into El Paso.
Leroy Lizard
3/1/2011, 12:05 PM
More Civilians Killed Last Year in One Mexican Border Town Than All Afghanistan
Friday, February 25, 2011
By Edwin Mora
(CNSNews.com) - More civilians were killed last year in Ciudad Juarez, the Mexican city across the border from El Paso, Texas, than were killed in all of Afghanistan.

There were 3,111 civilians murdered in the city of Juarez in 2010

Must be a typo.


Special-ed version for AlbqSooner:

Must be a typo. ;)
sooneron
3/1/2011, 12:06 PM
comparative to what?

i was there when the Sun Bowl was going on this year and heard a bunch of stats. they claim the lowest crime rate in the country of any city over 500k

it sounds like they keep all the murders in Mexico pretty well

That's easily taken care of-

1. Find dead body in EP

2. Drag dead body across river.

3. Voila! 'Nother body murdered in Mexico!