Data For: Drug War




Spending by the United States on fighting illegal drugs

Between 1970 and 2010, the United States Government has spent over $1 Trillion on the “War on Drugs”, according to the Associated Press.

Source: Associated Press, “AP IMPACT: US Drug War Has Met None Of Its Goals,” NPR, May 14, 2010.

7,600 drug war deaths in Mexico in 2009

Unofficial figures from the national media in Mexico reports that 7,600 died in the war on drugs in the country in 2009.

Source:  Arthur Brice, “Deadliest year in Mexico’s war on drugs,” CNN, January 1, 2010.

7,000 orphans created by drug war killings in Mexican city

At the end of 2009, the Mexican city of Juarez had 7,000 orphans and 100,000 people displaced from killings associated with the war between drug cartels and the federal government.

Source:  William Booth and Steve Fainaru, “Mexico weighs options as lawlessness continues to grip Ciudad Juarez,” Washington Post, December 27, 2009.

Employed workers in Mexico Drug Industry

According to US Government estimates, the illegal drug industry in Mexico directly employs 450,000 people.

Source:  Philip Caputo, “The Fall of Mexico,” The Atlantic, December 2009.

One woman killed per week in Sinaloa

According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, on average a woman is killed in the Mexico state of Sinaloa every week in a drug cartel killing in 2009.

Source:  Tracy Wilkenson, “Women play a bigger role in Mexico’s drug war,” Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2009.

Seven drug killings a day in Mexican city

In 2009, the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez was averaging 7 killings a day due to the drug war between cartels.

Source: Associated Press, “Murders in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at all-time high,” Google News, October 21, 2009.

Number of Priests killed in Mexican Drug War

Between 1993 to 2009, 15 Priests in Mexico have been killed under suspicious circumstances.

Source:  Sara Miller Llana, “Mexico’s drug war: priests speak out,” Christian Science Monitor, October 4, 2009.

90 percent of victims in drug war are criminals themselves in Mexico

The Attorney General for Mexico stated that 90 percent of all victims who have been killed by drug-related crimes during the Mexico Drug War were criminals themselves.

Source: Sara Miller Llana, “For Mexicans seeking to cross the US border, it’s not just about jobs anymore,” Christian Science Monitor, September 25, 2009.

Organized crime takes 3 percent of Mexico’s GDP

Organized crime and drug cartel violence may cause Mexico’s GDP to lose up to 3 percent.

Source: Jens Erik Gould and Hugh Collins, “Mexico Violence May Sap 3% of GDP as Gangs Flourish,” Bloomberg, September 14, 2009.

Tens of thousands arrested in Mexico during Drug War

Between December 2006 and July 2009, the Mexican government has arrested 76,765 drug traffickers during its ongoing drug war.

Source: William Booth and Steve Fainaru, “Mexico urged to change drug war strategy,” Boston Globe, July 29, 2009.

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