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Ciudad Juarez

Crime Reduction

Although, there are no clear reasons why crime was reduced, there are theories. For example, some say that gangs or cartels were behind the new peace. Others think it is possible that much of the violence stopped because the cartel war between Juarez and Sinaloa ended. Something else that may have contributes to the new-found peace is that many policemen with cartel ties were either arrested or dismissed. In addition, A group of local leaders called "La Mesa de Seguridad y Justicia" came together to figure out how to stop crime .The group is a liasion between government and citizens and it allows people to talk about safety concerns. Also, many companies were being extorted, so an an anti-extortion squad was created to combat extortion .The city's efforts to combat crime worked as, crime was significantly reduced from 2010 to 2014, with 3,500 homicides in 2010 and 430 in 2014. In 2015, there were only 311 homicides.

The crime reduction has inspired more business in Juarez. Some citizens left Juarez, because of the violence, but returned with their families. Many of those people had moved their businesses to El Paso. In addition,U.S companies are investing more in Juarez

Community center's, work with victims of crime and teach women how to defend themselves. Citizens have also taken it upon themselves, to form neighborhood watch groups and patrol the neighborhoods. "La Fundacion Comunitaria de la Frontera Norte" is giving young people career opportunities and giving people hope. In addition, city officials have said that they have plans to bring increase tourism in the city. For example,in April 2015, the city created a new campaign draw tourism, called "Juarez is waiting for you". That same month, U.S representative Roberto O'Rourke, visited Juarez to give a speech about how much Juarez has changed in a positive way. . A children's museum was opened in honor of the children who lost their parents during the violent years. Business's that were closed, because of the violence and extortion, reopened in the past few years. The city of Juarez was depicted in the movie Sicario, and the city was upset because the movie does not reflect the efforts that have been made to reduce crime.