State of Mexico: the epicenter of violence
The State of Mexico is consolidating as the entity with the most homicides of women in the country.
In the first nine months of 2024 alone, 54 cases were registered as "femicides", placing the entity in first place nationwide.
The problem is not new. In 2023, the State of Mexico closed the year with 74 homicides of women, surpassing the 68 cases recorded at the beginning of that same year.
To this are added the thousands of crimes committed against women, from disappearances to rapes, which remain unpunished in most cases.
Despite the feminist discourse promoted by the government, the murders do not decrease.
The strategies have been useless and the results are visible.
The marches, the pronouncements, and the gender discourses have become part of the political landscape, but they have not served to curb the violence in the streets.
Gender narratives and empty speeches
Meanwhile, state and municipal governments continue focusing their efforts on ideological discourses, the violence continues to advance.
The authorities have promoted awareness campaigns, governmental activism, and gender perspective courses, but insecurity continues to increase.
The money that should be allocated to strengthening security has been diluted in bureaucracy, in discussion forums, and in deconstruction workshops, instead of in patrols and effective measures.
