“Char” for Borderland Beat
This article was translated and reposted from LOS NOTICIERISTAS
WRITTEN BY: BRANDON SAINZ
Culiacán, Sinaloa – The municipality of Culiacán began the year 2024 with the left foot in the crime of homicide, and the previous year was no exception, since according to statistics from “Construyendo Espacios para la Paz”, in 2023 a total of 24 neighborhoods appeared in red light, as they topped the list for the highest number of murders.
The director of the agency, Javier Llausás Magaña, informed that the data collected is based on information provided by the State Attorney General’s Office and the Secretariat of Public Security, which shows that the crime of homicide predominates mostly in the central and southern areas of the capital city of Sinaloa.
“The Centro neighborhood tops the list with 11 homicides, followed by Colinas del Bosque with 8, and then mostly neighborhoods located in the southern zone, which is Alturas del Sur, Toledo Corro, La Costera, Rafael Buelna, etc.,” he explained.
These are the neighborhoods with the highest number of homicides in Culiacán:
-Zona Centro 11
-Colinas del Bosque 8
-Toledo Corro 7
-Antonio Rosales 7
-Alturas del Sur 5
-Campesina El Barrio 5
5 -5 de Febrero 4
-Tres Rios 4
-Infonavit Humaya 4
-La Costera 4
-Prados del Sur 4
-La Campiña 4
-Rafael Buelna 4
-Capistrano 3
-Dos Puntas 3
-El Barrio 3
-Emiliano Zapata 3
-Guadalupe 3
-Las Quintas 3
-Lázaro Cárdenas 3
-Lomas de San Isidro 3
-Miguel Hidalgo 3
-Solidaridad 3
-Villa Bonita 3
According to data from the State Public Security System (SESESP), a total of 532 intentional homicides were recorded in the state of Sinaloa during 2023, and a total of 677 culpable homicides.
In the area of domestic violence, the Alturas del Sur neighborhood has the highest incidence with a total of 394 cases, followed by the Lazaro Cardenas neighborhood with 159, the downtown area with 144, Toledo Corro with 121 and Diaz Ordaz with 116.
