It's a fascinating example for two reasons: 1) the drug cartels are powerful because of the massively lucrative drug trade with the US and 2) overall crime in M

It's a fascinating example for two reasons: 1) the drug cartels are powerful because of the massively lucrative drug trade with the US and 2) overall crime in Mexico is actually pretty comparable or lower than the US in many areas, especially if you account for inter-cartel violence [1] [1] https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Mexico/United-States/Crime https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Mexico/Uni...