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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | April 2007 
Crime and Economy Are Worries in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
| | Many people in Mexico feel their country’s key concerns are related to personal and economic safety. |
Many people in Mexico feel their country’s key concerns are related to personal and economic safety, according to a poll by Consulta Mitofsky. 26 per cent of respondents say public safety and crime are the main problems in the Latin American country, up 4.2 points since February.
The economic crisis is second on the list with 25.7 per cent, followed by unemployment with 13.1 per cent, poverty with 11.3 per cent, drug trafficking with 5.8 per cent, and corruption with 5.3 per cent.
Since January, Mexican president Felipe Calderón has placed more than 3,300 soldiers in northern areas as part of a crackdown against organized crime and drug trafficking operations. Violence related to drug trafficking has been considered as one of the president’s main challenges during his six-year term.
Drug gangs were blamed for more than 2,000 murders nationwide in 2006. Northern towns like Tijuana have shown particularly high death tolls.
In late March, Calderón announced he would introduce major changes in the country’s energy industry in order to boost the economy, which relies heavily on oil production. Calderón said the reforms are necessary to transform the industry from one that "finances the Mexican government, to an energy sector that promotes competitiveness, not only of the government but of the entire economy of the country."
Polling Data: What is the main problem facing the country right now?
Public safety/Crime - Mar. 2007 26.0% | Feb. 2007 21.8%
Economic crisis - Mar. 2007 25.7% | Feb. 2007 23.2%
Unemployment - Mar. 2007 13.1% | Feb. 2007 15.5%
Poverty - Mar. 2007 11.3% | Feb. 2007 12.4%
Drug trafficking - Mar. 2007 5.8% | Feb. 2007 3.1%
Corruption - Mar. 2007 5.3% | Feb. 2007 4.9%
Source: Consulta Mitofsky
Methodology: Face-to-face interviews with 1,000 Mexican adults, conducted from Mar. 16 to Mar. 19, 2007. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent. |
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