he increase in violence in Tijuana is evident; the local media reports on the murders of young men, women, and children daily. The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness has criticized the city's security for no reason (Imco).

The Imco looked into the high occurrence of killings, criminal activity, and car theft in the area. As a result, Tijuana is placed 14th out of 15 cities with a population of more than one million people in terms of the judicial system's trustworthiness.

#LaMañaneraDeAMLO Tijuana, Cuidad Juárez, Culiacán y Guadalajara se encuentran en los primeros 10 lugares tanto en homicidios dolosos y feminicidios, informa @rosaicela_

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— El Universal (@El_Universal_Mx) November 3, 2021

#México🇲🇽| Tres niños cuyas edades eran 4, 6 y 8 años fueron asesinados junto a sus padres en una vivienda de Tijuana, Baja California.https://t.co/DfX3bp0ecU

— Tabasco HOY (@TabascoHOY) December 5, 2021

Only this past weekend, between December 3 and 5, two atrocities rocked social media: the first took place in the Nueva Aurora area, where they killed an entire family, including three children ages three, five, and ten, who was shot in the head.

A young professional makeup artist who had appeared in Mexican and foreign series and films was also assaulted and murdered; she was first attacked by her and then murdered by the thieves by running over her; she was left on the road, and an ambulance arrived a few minutes later, but it was too late because the young woman could not be saved.

According to data released by the Mexican government, Baja California is the state with the highest crime rate (Tijuana being the state's red light). Only in October, the same month that the new municipal administration took office, were 8,462 crimes reported, with hundreds more likely unreported.

On Monday morning, December 6, even Mexico's president said he would visit the country's most dangerous towns, including Tijuana. "We're going to states where there's a higher rate of crime, particularly killings," stated the president.

Faced with this fresh wave of violence, victims' families and other people subjected to similar threats daily have wondered where Tijuana's administration, led by current mayor Montserrat Caballero, is.

While the Tijuana City Council page is full of good news and "opportunities" for Tijuana inhabitants, it fails to inform the general public about what is going on in the city, home to hundreds of thousands of people. As a result, it's becoming increasingly frequent to see comments pleading with the mayor to remedy the situation.

Here are a few examples of social media comments:

Hugs rather than bullets. What a terrible scenario we're in Tijuana, with the authorities smiling for the cameras.

And why are we blaming the kids? Because it's never a good idea to meddle with children!!! They have nothing to do with your difficulties. But, tragically, society is mad, and things are becoming worse all the time. THERE IS NO RESPECT, NO PEACE, NO GOOD SOCIALISM... THERE IS SO MUCH VIOLENCE AND NO SECURITY... nonetheless, those tiny angels rest in peace.

They don't have a mother the net, messing with the lives of innocent children is a sign of heartlessness, these hugs don't work, the fourth net metamorphosis if you're helping others and everything except yourself...

They don't have a mother the net, messing with the lives of innocent children is a sign of heartlessness, these hugs don't work, the fourth net metamorphosis if you're helping others and everything except yourself...

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