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ArticlePloS one2023

Femicide in Mexico: Statistical evidence of an increasing trend.

Eva Selene Hernández Gress, Martin Flegl, Aleksandra Krstikj, Christina Boyes

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Eva Selene Hernández GressSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8720-5997
Martin FleglSchool of Engineering and Sciences, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-9944-8475
Aleksandra KrstikjSchool of Architecture, Art and Design, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México, Cd López Mateos, Mexico.
Christina BoyesCentro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A. C., División de Estudios Internacionales (International Studies Division), Ciudad de México, México.ORCID 0000-0001-7281-5979

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study analyzes whether femicide in Mexico has increased more severely than other life and bodily integrity crimes (e.g., homicide, culpable homicide, injuries, malicious injuries, abortion, and other crimes that threaten life). To achieve this, the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System database was cleaned and the number of femicides per 100,000 inhabitants was calculated, for the period from January 2016 to March 2022 in all states of Mexico. Through descriptive statistics, non-parametric analysis of means, and hypothesis tests, we demonstrate that the states with the highest number of femicides are the Estado de Mexico (State of Mexico), Ciudad de Mexico (Mexico City), and Veracruz; moreover, the number of femicides exhibits a growing trend while the total number of life and bodily integrity crimes does not. Finally, we forecast the number of femicides for the next five months. To our knowledge, there is no other article that analyzes the growth trend of femicide compared to other crimes. Visualizing and understanding that femicide is on the rise compared with other types of crimes can help the government and legislators generate policies that are consistent with the magnitude of the problem.

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PMCPMC10745190

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