Shop robberies are extremely damaging to our national economy because it's exactly the small and medium enterprises which support the most number of families in Mexico

Overall, the growing insecurity in Mexico paints a grim future for 2018, with virtually a spike in all crime rates and the normalization of violence in the country

Shaken by earthquakes, hurricanes, violence, financial jolts, and political uncertainty, Mexico ends 2017 with more disappointments than achievements