In a quarterly attitudinal survey of five Latin American countries (Panama, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela and México) conducted by Germany-based GfK think-tank, distrust of the police in México rose from 63% in the first quarter of 2012 to 71% in the second quarter.
GfK's comparative studies of the five countries also revealed that distrust of the police in México is much greater than in Panama, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, which is startling data considering that Venezuela and Ecuador are included in the study, both of which have very poor confidence in the police as well.
In a press release, GfK said that "Distrust in Mexico has grown more than in any other Latin American country [of those included in the study], largely due to the increase in violence, the corruption of public servants, drug trafficking and a cultural trend among Mexicans," the German company emphasized. |