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Statistics underscore the severity of the problem: Mexico experiences approximately 20,000 organized crime-related incidents annually, including thefts, kidnappings, and assaults. Unlike isolated episodes seen elsewhere, these events happen with alarming regularity—sometimes dozens in a single day. The phenomenon is pervasive enough that even if some incidents are not widely reported, their frequency makes them impossible to ignore. Nevertheless, global awareness remains limited because this crisis remains largely outside mainstream conversations about Mexico.