Mexican Drug War Annual Death Toll Numbers Still Confusing, but Late 2011 Total Toll Numbers Remain Consistent at near 50K

Source:  http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/01/26/zetas-now-mexicos-biggest-cartel-report-says/

 

As of 26Jan12, FOXNEWs/STRATFOR numbers stated the Mexican government reported 12,903 people were killed in 2011, for a total of "47,515" killed beginning in 2006.

 

However, multiple sources indicate the numbers for 2011 may be significantly higher, but with the overall total remaining the same as noted here:  http://www.mexdrugcartels.com/2012/01/mexican-drug-cartel-situation-report_26.html . 

 

This is based on the following source information:

Sources: 

McCaffrey, Barry.  After Action Report – General Barry R McCaffrey USA (Ret) VISIT MEXICO – 507 DECEMBER 2008. 29Dec08.http://www.mccaffreyassociates.com/pdfs/Mexico_AAR_-_December_2008.pdf; Accessed 25Jan12

Finklea, Kristin, William Krouse and Mark Randol.  Congressional Research Service:  Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence.  25Jan11. http://opencrs.com/document/R41075/. Accessed 25Jan12.

Smith, Phillip.  Mexico 2010 Death Toll Higher Than Afghanistan. 3Jan11.http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2011/jan/03/mexico_2010_death_toll_higher_af. Accessed 25Jan12.

Cave, Damien.  Mexico Updates Death Toll in Drug War to 47,515, but Critics Dispute the Data.  11Jan12.http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2012/01/mexico-updates-death-toll-in-drug-war.html.  Accessed 25Jan12