“…The increase of homicides in Mexico since the inauguration of Felipe Calderón in 2006 has been broadly discussed. There have been several explanations for this escalation, some of which are associated with the recrudescence of violence and competition among drug cartels and the diversification of illegal activities they are involved in (Durán-Martínez, 2015;Fuerte Celis & Pérez Lujan, 2017;Trejo & Ley, 2018), the trafficking of firearms from the United States (Dube et al, 2013;Perez Esparza et al, 2019); high unemployment rates, lack of access to formal education, the military control of public security, decreases in the GDP per capita, and political competition (Mejía Escamilla et al, 2020;Morales, 2013;Trejo & Ley, 2018).…”