Violent Murders on the Increase in Hermosillo
Sonoran newspaper El Imparcial reported this morning that August is already the most violent month this year in the state capital of Hermosillo. As of yesterday, when two people were murdered in gun violence, 38 people have been killed in Hermosillo in August. That brings the 2019 total of murders in the capital city to 160, just 15 fewer than all of 2018.
There were more “malicious homicides” in the municipality of Cajeme, which includes the city of Ciudad Obregon. Cajeme experienced 167 violent deaths through the end of July. There were 63 murders in that municipality in the month of June.
There were also dozens of bodies recovered earlier this year from killing fields in Cajeme, near Ciudad Obregon.
There were 537 violent deaths in the state of Sonora, Mexico through the end of July. Most of the violence occurred in the areas of Hermosillo, Ciudad Obregon (Cajeme), Guaymas – San Carlos and Empalme.
We advise that you exercise extreme caution when visiting or driving through those areas, especially at night.